NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, AK

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23-250. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, AK per year, 1964–2026: 10 cases
1964	2
1968	1
1974	2
1978	1
1980	1
1981	1
1982	1
2013	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" = 'AK' 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 ('7102308')) 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\" = 'AK' 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 ('7102308'))
  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" = 'AK' 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 ('7102308'))
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 ANC13LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Tyonek, AKA total loss of engine power of both engines for reasons that could not be determined because the engines were not made available for examination.Mar 14, 2013 · N6008Y · Substantial damage NTSB ANC83LA004Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Anchorage, AKShortly after departure the flt received radar vectors placing it near a VFR reporting point located 4 mi past the departure end of rwy 32 & 2 mi east of the rwy centerline. Traffic advisories were issued by approach control indicating a beoing 747 climbing…Oct 9, 1982 · N6843A · No damage NTSB ANC82FA103Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Ltl Diomede Is, AKSep 1, 1981 · N14348 · Destroyed NTSB ANC80FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · False Pass, AKJul 11, 1980 · N5537Y · Substantial damage NTSB ANC78FA014Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Umiat, AKJan 24, 1978 · N40255 · Substantial damage NTSB ANC75AA043Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Whittier, AKDec 6, 1974 · N5308Y · Substantial damage NTSB ANC74AA084Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Kiana, AKJun 25, 1974 · N5330Y · Destroyed NTSB ANC68I0052Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Anchorage, AKJun 25, 1968 · N5926Y · Minor damage NTSB UNK64X2133Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA23 · Gambell, AKJun 5, 1964 · N4893P · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X1841Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA23 · Sparrevohn, AKMay 19, 1964 · N5152Y · Substantial damage