NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22-160, where the first occurrence was “On ground/water encounter with terrain/water”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160 per year, 1982–2026: 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 ('7102214')
      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\" = 320))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC04LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Beluga, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing, which resulted in an on ground encounter with rocks during the landing roll, and the collapse of the left main landing gear.Jun 29, 2004 · N9038D · Substantial damageNTSB ANC00LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Glennallen, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor associated with the accident was snow-covered terrain.Nov 7, 1999 · N8145D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI96LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Maryville, MOthe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area to taxi off the narrow runway in order to turn around. The proximity of the ditch was a related factor.May 19, 1996 · N8943D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA90FA149Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Leavenworth, WAThe pilot's misjudgement in preflight planning when departing toward rising terrain. Contributing factors in this accident were his decision to attempt a climb-out with full flaps extended, and the minimal performance data available to him upon which he could…Jul 30, 1990 · N9978D · DestroyedNTSB ATL86LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Van Wert, OHThe plt reported that his airspeed was too high on ldg and that the acft brakes failed to function when he tried to stop the acft. The plt turned the acft off the rwy into a soft grassy area as the acft neared the rwy end. Another plt who witnessed the…Jul 4, 1986 · N9835D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA119Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Nova, OHThe aircraft encountered a four inch snowdrift during takeoff roll from a sod strip. It nosed over and came to rest inverted.Apr 11, 1982 · N3402Z · Substantial damage