NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160, 1988
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23-160. 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 20 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1967 | 22 |
| 1968 | 17 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1988
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102304'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1988
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 CHI88FA226Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Toledo, OHFatigue fracture, for reasons undetermined, which lead to the loss of a propeller blade from the right engine. This in turn lead to the marginal controllability of the aircraft.NTSB MIA88FA239Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Avon Park, FLThe CFI radioed that he would be conducting a simulated engine-out aprch. 2 plt witnesses, 1 of whom was a CFI, stated that acft was seen on final aprch at about 200 ft with the left prop feathered & the gear & flaps down. They stated that although the acft…