NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160, 1983

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-22-160. 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.

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160, 1983 per year, 1964–2026: 471 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1983
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102214'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DEN83LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Alzada, MTThe acft nosed over during landing after the landing gear collapsed. The plt said the landing was a little hard and thathe hit a bump which broke the left shock cord. The plt stated that he does not believe that the landing was hard enough to fail the gear…Aug 23, 1983 · N9038D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Juneau, WIThe pilot stated that he made the approach at 85-90 mph with 40 degrees flaps and 1100 RPM. The winds were from 270 degrees at 10 KTS gusting to 20 KTS the acft started to sink on the short final and the pilot applied power and pulled back on the stick in an…Jul 31, 1983 · N8632D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA305Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Berrien Springs, MIThe plt reported that when he landed, the wind was variable from west to north at 12 to 15 KTS. He stated that after touchdown, he held the tail up in the slip stream. Reportedly, directional control was good until the acft entered an area that was not…Jul 9, 1983 · N3504Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Brighton, COAfter entering the landing pattern, the plt noted binding of the aileron control system. Reportedly the aileron controls seemed to lock, so he used the rudders for directional control & landed in a plowed field. During the landing, the acft nosed over. An…Jun 18, 1983 · N2801Z · Substantial damage