NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, NE

7 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.

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Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-20, NE per year, 1967–2026: 7 cases
1967	1
1968	2
1970	1
1977	1
1982	1
1992	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" = 'NE' 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

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\" = 'NE' 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"

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" = 'NE' 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

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 CHI93LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Weeping Water, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Oct 22, 1992 · N5592H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC82DA139Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Scottsbluff, NEDuring takeoff, the pilot raised the tail at about 50 mph and the aircraft veered to the left. Despite the pilot's countermeasures, it departed the left side of the runway. The right gear then collapsed and the right wing and propeller were damaged. An…Aug 9, 1982 · N1970A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCJ36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Grant, NEAug 4, 1977 · N7477K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK001Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-20 · Mullen, NEJul 12, 1970 · N7088K · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0040Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Fort Calhoun, NEJul 13, 1968 · N7044K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68D0448Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Chadron, NEFeb 4, 1968 · N2274A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67F0506Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Arcadia, NEApr 22, 1967 · N6905K · Substantial damage