NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, PA

10 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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Aircraft model

Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, PA per year, 1965–2026: 10 cases
1965	1
1968	1
1972	1
1973	1
1974	1
1978	1
1979	1
1980	1
1990	1
1996	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" = 'PA' 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\" = 'PA' 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" = 'PA' 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 NYC96LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Silver Spring, PAA loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion.Jan 1, 1996 · N1082P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC90LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Radnow Township, PAWire strike during an off airport forced landing in unsuitable terrain. Contributing factors were a power loss, caused by an engine oil leak.Jul 16, 1990 · N3EF · Destroyed NTSB NYC80FGM17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · New Castle, PAApr 18, 1980 · N971FT · Substantial damage NTSB NYC79FGM45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Connellsville, PAAug 28, 1979 · N2033P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FGM36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Coraopolis, PAJun 18, 1978 · N2033P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75FGM06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Washington, PAAug 2, 1974 · N2000P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Reading, PADec 23, 1973 · N1478P · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FGT04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Carlisle, PAOct 5, 1972 · N2236P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC68A0130Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Newfoundland, PAJun 12, 1968 · N4007R · Destroyed NTSB NYC66F0080Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ambler, PAJun 19, 1965 · N1325P · Substantial damage