NTSB investigations: Piper PA-11, 1987

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-11. 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.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1987
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101102', '7101106'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX88FA061Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · San Marcos, CAThe 2 plts took off on an instructional flt which was to be a biennial flt review for the acft owner. During the flt, the plts flew to a dirt strip on a saddleback between 2 mtn peaks near San Marcos. Subsequently, the acft struck a boulder & crashed near the…Nov 28, 1987 · N4767H · DestroyedNTSB DEN87LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Longmont, COThe plt was attempting to land his rented acft on runway 29 at Longmont municipal airport when the acft touched down, bounced, veered off of the runway, struck a VASI light, and nosed over.Aug 20, 1987 · N4700M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · The Dalles, ORThe pilot was at 50 feet AGL on final approach to land at his private airstrip when he lost control. Reportedly, a gust of wind turned the aircraft 180 degrees. The aircraft descended and struck trees and the ground. Winds were reported variable at 40 to 45…Jul 22, 1987 · N5030H · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87LA207Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Andover, NJThe pilot lost directional control during landing roll. As the aircraft drifted left of the runway, power was added for a go-around but the aircraft was left of the rwy. The left wing strut hit the wing of a Cessna 150 in an attempt to avoid colliding with…Jul 16, 1987 · N6346 · DestroyedNTSB ATL87LA134Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Butler, ALThe student plt reported that a gust of wind 'caught' the airplane's left wing shortly after takeoff at about 100 ft AGL; he subsequently 'lost control' and the airplane 'went down'.May 8, 1987 · N8024L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Meade, KSAfter takeoff, the engine started losing power. During the turn toward a landing area, the airplane stalled, hit the ground to the right of the runway and flipped forward to the inverted position. A partial tear down inspection revealed that the intake valve…May 2, 1987 · N38687 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA87FA150Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Hollandale, MSWitnesses stated that the acft circled a pond & dived once, then on a 2nd circling attempt, it made a short steep turn & went into a twisting dive into the pond. The passenger stated that they were flying at appx 100 to 150 ft above some fish ponds when the…Apr 28, 1987 · N5093H · DestroyedNTSB ANC87LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Nenana, AKThe pilot lost control on takeoff, stalled and crashed on a frozen lake. During the interview with the pilot, he stated that the engine quit on initial climbout; he believed he did not pre-heat the engine long enough before takeoff. At the time of the…Mar 5, 1987 · N4724M · Substantial damage