Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-400

15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-24-400. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19642026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-400 per year, 1964–2026: 15 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102408'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL92FA152Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Dovesville, SCThe loss of engine power which resulted from an undetermined malfunction of the ignition system. A factor was fog.Aug 3, 1992 · N8620P · DestroyedNTSB DEN91FA039Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Snowmass, COThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude in mountainous terrain.Feb 8, 1991 · N8510P · DestroyedNTSB DEN84FA108Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Saratoga, WYDuring a night x-country after a 16 hour day the airline captain flying his own acft home collided with a mountain at the 10000 ft level. The weather was VMC but the winds aloft were strong and would have blown the acft towardthe mountain had no wind…Mar 8, 1984 · N400SB · Substantial damageNTSB OAK77FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Elko, NVFeb 24, 1977 · N8478P · DestroyedNTSB NYC74AN031Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Montoursville, PASep 27, 1973 · N8470P · DestroyedNTSB MIA71AM078Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Marianna, FLMar 2, 1971 · N8516P · DestroyedNTSB NYC70AN066Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Cape May, NJJan 4, 1970 · N8485P · DestroyedNTSB OAK69A0053Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Smartville, CAFeb 18, 1969 · N8492P · DestroyedNTSB MKC69A0014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Stewartville, MNSep 20, 1968 · N8425P · DestroyedNTSB NYC66A0148Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Shirley, NYJun 12, 1966 · N8622P · DestroyedNTSB NYC66A0088Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Monticello, MEFeb 11, 1966 · N8514P · DestroyedNTSB CHI66A0062Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Cascade, MIJan 7, 1966 · N8423P · DestroyedNTSB OAK66A0018Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Murphys, CAOct 14, 1965 · N8618P · DestroyedNTSB UNK65X1122Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Philip, SDDec 24, 1964 · N8489P · DestroyedNTSB UNK65X1121Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Hutchinson, KSDec 24, 1964 · N8463P · Substantial damage