# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180: Loss of control - in flight

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 LAX04FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA207.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Wittmann, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2004 · N4144C · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/spin while maneuvering the airplane with a dual student.
- [NTSB ATL03FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA104.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Battleboro, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2003 · N578TP · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.
- [NTSB CHI99FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA003.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Howell, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1998 · N3040A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain/exceed the Vmc airspeed during a go-around maneuver. Contributing factors were the shutting down of the left engine and the lack of recent experience in the type operation.
- [NTSB LAX97FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA027.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Indio Hills, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1996 · N2157P · Destroyed
  > the pilot's spatial disorientation which led to a loss of aircraft control, and exceeding the aircraft's structural design limits after the aircraft had entered a descending spiral. The pilot's lack of instrument flight currency and the dark night were…
- [NTSB MIA94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA109.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Bunnell, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1994 · N8303G · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to maintain minimum control speed (VMC) during the go-around, which resulted in a loss of control. A factor related to the accident was: the delay by the dual student to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB ATL92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA066.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1992 · N21040 · Substantial damage
  > The dual student's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. Factors were: wind gusts, wind shear and turbulence.
- [NTSB MIA90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA104.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Stuart, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1990 · N109SA · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's failure to correct the loss of airspeed resulting from the student's incorrect control input while on approach to land.
- [NTSB MIA89FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA146.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 1989 · N2231M · Destroyed
  > Inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI), and failure of the crew to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent loss of engine power from possible interruption of fuel.
- [NTSB CHI83FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA042.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Mccutchanville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1982 · N2161N · Destroyed
  > At about 0401 EST, the pilot took off on an IFR flight and was cleared to climb and maintain 6000 ft MSL. Radar contact was established at about 0402. After about another 30 seconds, radar contact was lost. The aircraft impacted about 3 to 4 mi from the…

## 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 ('7104402', '7104406')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104402&occurrence=250

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