# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, CA

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 SEA08LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA073.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Piru, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2008 · N2922X · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB SEA08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA029.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Byron, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2007 · N274ER · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear aft trunnion attach fitting due to overload during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX04FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA205.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Julian, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 2004 · N304PA · Destroyed
  > The incorrect use of an abbreviated callsign by the TRACON sector radar controller to issue a descent clearance to N434PA and the sector controllers failure to detect that the clearance had been read back with the full callsign by the pilot of N304PA. Also…
- [NTSB LAX03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA172.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2003 · N3060K · Substantial damage
  > the pilots acceptance of a clearance meant for another aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the failure of departure controller to detect the pilot's incorrect read back and the controllers improper radio technique, which increased the chances of call…
- [NTSB LAX98LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA176.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1998 · N2153B · Substantial damage
  > The dual's student improper flare that led to the right main landing gear collapsing. A related factor in the accident was the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision.
- [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 LAX96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA257.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Redlands, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1996 · N2931V · Destroyed
  > the CFI's delayed remedial action by not preventing the airplane's departure from the runway, and his failure to maintain airspeed sufficient to avoid stalling during an attempted low altitude climbing turn.
- [NTSB LAX85IA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA175.md): Piper PA-44-180 · San Jose, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1985 · N2138G · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > A Piper seminule was vectored to the final apch course & cleared for an ILS apch at 3000FT MSL. A DC-9, in trail at 5000FT MSL, was overtaking the seminule. The controller elected to change their sequence & cleared the seminule to climb to 4000FT MSL due to…
- [NTSB LAX79FVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA31.md): Piper PA-44 · Kernville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 4, 1979 · N2160E · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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