NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160, 1998
4 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\") = 1998
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") = 1998
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 ANC99LA018Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Anchorage, AKA loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB FTW98LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Casper, WYThe pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making by selecting an inadequate landing area for an emergency landing when a suitable landing area was available. Factors were fuel exhaustion, inaccurate preflight planning, and lack of recent experience.NTSB FTW98FA229Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Guthrie, OKThe designated pilot examiner's decision to execute a single engine go-around which exceeded the airplane's engine out climb capability in the gear down configuration. Factors were the arcing of an electrical wire that grounded the engine starter and the high…NTSB NYC98FA073Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Somerville, NJin-flight separation of the empennage for undetermined reasons. "This case was modified August 2, 2006."