NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135, AL

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22-135. 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

19652026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135, AL per year, 1965–2026: 9 cases
19651
19661
19671
19722
19751
19871
19921
20251

Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\" = 'AL' 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 ('7102206'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA25LA251Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Elberta, ALPilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.Jun 27, 2025 · N3228B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL92LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22T · Headland, ALThe pilot's improper evaluation of wind conditions and selection of the wrong runway, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll. A factor to the accident was a gusting tail wind.Sep 5, 1992 · N8098C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88FA063Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Geneva, ALPrior to the acdnt, a witness saw the acft flying across an open field at a very low alt. Subsequently, it collided with the tops of several pine trees at about 90 to 95 ft AGL, then it crashed to the ground. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was…Dec 13, 1987 · N3512A · DestroyedNTSB MIA76FKJ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Talladega, ALAug 30, 1975 · N3240B · DestroyedNTSB MIA73DKJ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Atmore, ALSep 27, 1972 · N1147C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA72FKJ50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lacey Springs, ALApr 18, 1972 · N3231B · DestroyedNTSB MIA67A0072Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Manila, ALJan 2, 1967 · N8107C · DestroyedNTSB MIA66D0460Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Foley, ALMar 5, 1966 · N8135C · Substantial damageNTSB UNK65X1275Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Huntsville, ALJan 12, 1965 · N8727C · Substantial damage