# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-301T, 1990

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI90FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA174.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Ashton, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1990 · N43515 · Destroyed
  > A loss of aircraft control for an unknown reason, while en route in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) on a dark night, and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft while attempting to recover from uncontrolled flight. Factors…
- [NTSB FTW90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA055.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Liberty, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1990 · N8128B · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to failure of the tappet faces. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain in which the forced landing was made.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103220', '7103221'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103220&year=1990

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