# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-42

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 ERA12LA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA435.md): Piper PA-42 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2012 · N332SM · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a gravity-wave duct atmospheric phenomenon.
- [NTSB ERA09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA190.md): Piper PA-42 · Belmar, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2009 · N28DA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX07FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA012.md): Piper PA-42 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2006 · N121CS · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot following a jet aircraft to maintain adequate separation from the high velocity jet core exhaust. The separation of the T-tail upper section vertical stabilizer of the following aircraft due to contact with the high velocity jet core…
- [NTSB DEN93FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA009.md): Piper PA-42 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1992 · N250TJ · Destroyed
  > Improper IFR procedure and resultant disorientation which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW87FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA061.md): Piper PA-42 · Horseshoe Bay, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1987 · N81SM · Destroyed
  > The pilot made a fairly long taxi from the ramp to the end of the runway and then started his takeoff roll with the parking brake still partially set. The brakes became very hot and the component parts expanded. After rolling almost 3,000 feet the brakes…

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7104202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104202

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