NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, IN

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23. 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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Cases per year

19662026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, IN per year, 1966–2026: 7 cases
1966	1
1969	1
1972	1
1973	2
1974	1
1982	1

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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" = 'IN' 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 ('7102302')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'IN' 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 ('7102302'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IN' 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 ('7102302'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 CHI82FA048Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Corydon, INPrior to this flight, the aircraft had not been flown for an extended period. On the day of the accident, it had been sold. The aircraft did not have a current annual inspection and had several maintenance discrepancies. These included problems that prevented…Feb 15, 1982 · N1108P · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hobart, INOct 31, 1974 · N142X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Terre Haute, INOct 26, 1973 · N1365P · Destroyed NTSB CHI73FET16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Auburn, INApr 7, 1973 · N2265P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FEA30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Kokomo, INFeb 27, 1972 · N1325P · Destroyed NTSB CHI70D0108Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Brownsburg, INAug 2, 1969 · N2219P · Destroyed NTSB CHI66F0763Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Michigan City, INMay 18, 1966 · N2189P · Substantial damage