NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135
9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22-135, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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
| 1983 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
Where
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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\" = 350))
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."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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 CHI05CA193Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Plainwell, MIThe loss of engine power on downwind due to carburetor icing, and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. A factor was the soft terrain.NTSB MIA00LA269Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Enochville, NCA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC94FA074Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Delta Junction, AKThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot did not maintain airspeed resulting in a stall/spin.NTSB LAX91LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Sonita, AZA loss of engine power due to a broken piston ring in the number 3 cylinder, which resulted in the aircraft's inability to maintain level flight.NTSB MIA89LA241Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Booneville, MSLoss of engine power for an unknown reason. Trees in the emergency landing area were a factor.NTSB FTW87LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Tulsa, OKDrg the initial climb after takeoff, the acft's eng lost pwr. The plt landed the acft on a median in a residential & shopping area, where it nosed over. An exam & an opnl check of the eng revealed no reason for the loss of pwr.NTSB MKC84LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Dubuque, IAWhile manuevering over a university a ttl loss of pwr was experienced. Attempts to restart the engine failed. The plt made a hard forced landing which resulted in substantial damage. Inspection of the engine did not reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction.NTSB MIA83LA213Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Okeechobee, FLThe non-rated plt stated that the eng lost power while he was flying over lake Okeechobee. He was unable to restart the eng & subsequently ditched the acft in the lake. After recovery, the eng was inspected, but no preimpact, mechanical failure was evident.NTSB CHI83LA094Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Lisbon, OHDuring takeoff, the eng lost power when the acft was climbing thru aprx 150 ft AGL. The plt attempted to maneuver back to the airport. Reportedly, he had insufficient altitude to clear over 60 ft trees near the end of the rwy. There was extensive damage to…