NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22-135, 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

19852026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135 per year, 1985–2026: 7 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 ('7102206')
      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 ATL04LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Indian Trail, NCThe pilot's attempted lift off without adequate airspeed resulting in a stall/mush and collision with trees while transitioning from an aborted landing to takeoff climb. A factor was the crosswind condition.Jan 30, 2004 · N1107C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC99FA181Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 22-135 · Palatine, NYThe pilot was impaired by an illegal drug, and entered an inadvertent stall/spin.Jul 24, 1999 · N8937C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA91LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Laramie, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above the stall speed for the aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.May 22, 1991 · N2234A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89FA144Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Augusta, GAFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while making a steep turn after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the terrain.May 6, 1989 · N8693C · Substantial damageNTSB ANC89LA005Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Healy Lake, AKAfter waiting for more favorable wind conditions, the student pilot and his passenger attempted a departure from a dirt strip surrounded by trees. The non-rated passenger stated that 'after becoming airborne and climbing slightly above the treetops, it felt…Oct 3, 1988 · N3421A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC87LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Iowa Ridge, AKThe pilot was awakened in the night at his hunting camp by strong winds estimated at 70 - 80 mph. His airplane came loose at its tie-down and he elected to try and fly it to a safer location. Shortly after take off he lost control of the airplane and crashed.…Sep 7, 1987 · N8510C · Substantial damageNTSB ANC85LA143Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Mccarthy, AKThe plt stated that while executing a 180 deg right turn the acft drifted 50 ft to the east of rwy 19 where it struck a row of trees. The acft continued in a steep descending turn. The acft stalled and crashed into a wooded area.Aug 4, 1985 · N2566A · Substantial damage