# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, 1996

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 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 CHI96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA202.md): Piper PA-44 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1996 · N853ND · Substantial damage
  > the instructor pilot used an improper procedure when he demonstrated a rejected takeoff and he misjudged the flare.
- [NTSB MIA96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA096.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Flagler Beach, FL · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1996 · N4258T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > inadequate visual lookout by the pilots in both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid conflicting traffic.

## 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") = 1996
  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&year=1996

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