NTSB investigations: Piper PA-16, WA

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-16. 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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Cases per year

19662026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-16, WA per year, 1966–2026: 7 cases
1966	2
1968	1
1970	1
1976	1
1996	1
2000	1

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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" = 'WA' 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 ('7101602')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WA' 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 ('7101602'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

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" = 'WA' 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 ('7101602'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB SEA00LA109Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Vancouver, WAThe pilot's failure to determine the aircraft's airworthiness before flight, resulting in operation of the aircraft in an unairworthy condition and consequent fuel starvation, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed in an emergency turn back…Jun 18, 2000 · N5995H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA96LA072Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Lynnwood, WAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Mar 26, 1996 · N5638H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA76FYG56Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Colville, WAJun 19, 1976 · N5919H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DWD08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Puyallup, WAJul 9, 1970 · N5277H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA69A0027Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-16 · Pine City, WANov 10, 1968 · N6804K · Substantial damage NTSB SEA67D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · College Plce, WAOct 27, 1966 · N5944H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0202Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Edmonds, WAJan 9, 1966 · N5924H · Destroyed