NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22, where the first occurrence was “Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction”. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22 per year, 1983–2026: 6 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102202')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 130))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA02LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Friday Harbor, WAThe failure of the brake system during the landing roll. An intentional ground loop and a dirt bank were factors.Mar 28, 2002 · N1810P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA99LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Billings, MTThe separation of the left main landing gear shock strut for undetermined reasons.Jul 1, 1999 · N3513A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL98LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · New Bern, NCThe failure of the inner cable of the carburetor heat cable assembly that prevented the application of carburetor heat. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.Aug 5, 1998 · N1266C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Austin, TXThe failure of the aircraft brake system. Factors include high tail wind.Jun 10, 1989 · N655A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DEV03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Roanoke, ILAfter developing an oil leak the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. The aircraft encountered rough terrain on touchdown and collapsed the nose gear and nosed over. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries, however the aircraft was…Aug 2, 1987 · N7958A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 Tripacer · Butler, PAThe acft ran off the rwy into a 4 ft ditch and nosed over while taxiing. The plt said the 'brakes gave way' while he wastaxiing down rwy 17 after landing. When he realized the brakes were not holding he shut off the engine by the mixture control. To avoid…Aug 21, 1983 · N600A · Substantial damage