NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. 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: 4 cases
19831
19852
19921

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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\" = 250))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC93LA008Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Seward, AKThe pilots failure to maintain directional control on the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilots failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff climb, his inadequate training, his lack of total experience, and the ditch.Oct 17, 1992 · N1660A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86FA029Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Osage Beach, MOWitnesses observed N80426 lt of the final apch course for rwy 14 heading toward the arpt for landing. One witness said the acft was at 300 to 400 ft AGL when the nose of the acft rose abruptly, the lt wing went down and the acft descended to the ground. Other…Nov 17, 1985 · N8042C · DestroyedNTSB ATL85FA182Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Cartersville, GAThe circumstances & purpose of the flt was not determined. According to witnesses, the owner/student plt & another psn, who was a certified mechanic & an instructor plt, took off & entered what appeared to be a closed traffic pattern for rwy 18. The traffic…Jun 6, 1985 · N5668Z · DestroyedNTSB MIA83FA145Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Pompano Beach, FLThe surviving pax stated that about 1 mi from the rwy their alt was 1,000 ft & 'lots of speed.' The plt was cleared to land on rwy 13. The plt then reported 'we go around again...' He was advised by the tower to make left traffic. He was then observed…May 23, 1983 · N8983C · Destroyed