NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, MN

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-20. 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
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, MN per year, 1964–2026: 11 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MN' 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 ('7102002'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI06LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · South St. Paul, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.Mar 25, 2006 · N1579A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI91LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Grand Marais, MNFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control. The crosswind and snow covered runway were related factors.Mar 24, 1991 · N7010K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88DER01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Mcgrath, MNDuring a solo cross-country flight, the aircraft sustained a power loss due to failure of the #3 connecting rod. Subsequently, the student pilot made an emergency landing in a swamp and the aircraft was damaged.Nov 13, 1987 · N77PL · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA319Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Madelia, MNDuring cruise engine power was lost. The pilot was unable to restart the engine. During landing in an oats field the acft nosed over.Jul 28, 1985 · N7619K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DER09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Lakeville, MNOct 27, 1981 · N7027K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC74DER56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Monticello, MNJun 13, 1974 · N7717K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FDM37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Big Fork, MNDec 9, 1970 · N7742K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67F0320Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Paynesville, MNDec 3, 1966 · N7428K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC66F0549Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Minnesota Lk, MNMay 8, 1966 · N6893K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC65F0031Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Bemidji, MNJan 4, 1965 · N7020K · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X3840Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA20 · Grove City, MNSep 7, 1964 · N7717K · Substantial damage