Final NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250
812 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 28 |
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| 1965 | 40 |
| 1966 | 33 |
| 1967 | 41 |
| 1968 | 25 |
| 1969 | 34 |
| 1970 | 33 |
| 1971 | 27 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1975 | 20 |
| 1976 | 27 |
| 1977 | 24 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 29 |
| 1980 | 26 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1986 | 15 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
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" 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 ERA26LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Clewiston, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB ERA24LA275Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Montgomery, ALThe failure of the nose landing gear actuator to maintain a fully down and locked position.NTSB CEN24LA068Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Forney, TXThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA21LA173Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Springfield, TNThe flight instructor’s failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance of the left fuel cap by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a blockage of the fuel…NTSB ERA21LA067Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Milton, FLThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his landing with a high approach speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA20LA202Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · San Juan, PRThe pilot’s intentional operation of the airplane with known deficiencies of the left engine and subsequent in-flight loss of control after takeoff. Contributing to the loss of engine power was internal contamination of the left servo fuel injector.…NTSB WPR20LA135Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Hemet, CAMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly inspect and replace damaged aileron control cables, which resulted in fatigue separation of the aileron control cable and loss of control of the aircraft.NTSB ERA20LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Albemarle, NCThe pilots' failure to ensure that the electric fuel pumps were on before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of power on both engines during initial climb.NTSB CEN20LA021Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · (Gulf of Mexico)The airplane’s descent into the ocean for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA19LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Charlotte AmalieThe collapse of the left main landing gear for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA19CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA23 · Atlanta, GAThe airplane’s impact with a deer on the runway during landing.NTSB GAA19CA180Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA23 · Tampa, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird during the approach, which resulted in damage to the vertical stabilizer.NTSB WPR19FA093Accident · 5 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA23 · Pahokee, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering for landing with one engine inoperative following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR19LA066Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Ellensburg, WAThe instrument rated pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB WPR18FA073Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Elko, NVThe pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in the flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument meteorological conditions, icing, and mountain wave, and resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.NTSB ANC18LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Knoxville, TNThe flight instructor’s failure to comply with published engine-out procedures and recommended airspeeds, which resulted in a lack of directional control, collision with trees, and impact with the ground; the left engine lost total power due to fuel…NTSB ERA17FA222Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA23 · Chatsworth, GAThe noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with severe convective activity, spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and a subsequent in-flight breakup.…NTSB ERA17FA195Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA23 · San Juan, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, properly correct for left yaw, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.NTSB GAA17CA282Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA23 · Fremont, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during approach, which resulted in an impact with a semi-truck.NTSB ERA16LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Danville, VAThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN15IA385Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Joliet, ILA bird strike.NTSB CEN15CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Quincy, ILThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a field. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's decision to use the slower emergency hand-pump to…NTSB WPR14LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Camarillo, CAThe inadequate hydraulic pressure due to a damaged O-ring in the hydraulic powerpack, which prevented the right main landing gear (MLG) downlock from locking in the extended positon and allowed the right MLG to collapse during landing.NTSB CEN14FA034Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Caledonia, MNThe pilot's loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident airplane examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA13LA179Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Perry, FLThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR13LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Hillsboro, ORA runway overrun due to an insufficient stopping distance due to the downsloping runway during a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a cabin door that inadvertently opened during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN13LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA23-250 · Winsted, MNThe obstruction of the right engine’s induction air system by ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power.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.NTSB ERA13LA019Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Charlotte AmalieThe pilot's attempted visual flight rules (VFR) flight into marginal VFR conditions on a dark night over water and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s controlled flight into water. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB CEN12FA628Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Bullard, TXThe pilot's maneuver, which exceeded the airplane's structural limit and resulted in an in-flight breakup.NTSB WPR11LA460Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA23 · Truckee, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed at or above the airplane's minimum controllable airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of power from the left engine as a result of a clogged fuel…NTSB ERA11CA294Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Clayton, NYThe pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing with a gusting tailwind.NTSB ERA10FA024Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Summerville, SCFlight into terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN08FA058Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Sterling, KSThe loss of pitch control during cruise flight resulting from the separation of the stabilator trim actuator due to inadequate maintenenace.NTSB NYC07LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Bernardsville, NJThe failure by unidentified maintenance personnel to follow appropriate procedures when attaching the No. 3 cylinder, which was replaced subsequent to the engine overhaul and not entered in the logbook, resulting in fatigue failures of the cylinder studs.NTSB NYC07FA100Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Windham, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.NTSB MIA07LA084Accident · 5 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in an in-flight loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were thunderstorms.NTSB CHI07LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Marshall, MNThe failure of the nose gear to properly extend for undetermined reasons, which resulted in damage to the forward fuselage during landing.NTSB DEN06GA128Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Fort Meade, FLA loss of power in the right engine while manuevering for reasons undetermined, and failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the airspeed below Vmc, and an altitude too low to afford a safe…NTSB DFW06LA207Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Newton, MSThe total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CHI06FA232Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Sault Ste Marie, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the circling approach and his failure to perform a missed approach when the airplane was no longer in a position to land using normal flight maneuvers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…NTSB SEA06CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Greenacres, WAThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing runway which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a fence. A contributing factor was the wet runway condition.NTSB ANC06LA078Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Borinquen, PRFuel starvation/exhaustion for an undetermined reason during cruise flight, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power to both engines and a ditching in the ocean.NTSB CHI06LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Faribault, MNDirectional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.NTSB DFW06CA153Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Mena, ARThe pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing.NTSB MIA06LA106Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Caribbean SeaThe failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane. A contributing factor in the accident was the spatial disorientation of the pilot, resulting in the in-flight loss of control.NTSB NYC06CA080Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA23-250 · Morristown, NJThe pilot's premature shutdown of both engines, which resulted in a forced landing short of the runway. A factor was a landing gear malfunction indication for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN06LA050Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Emporia, KSthe pilot's attempted flight into adverse weather conditions and improper in-flight planning which resulted in loss of control and subsequent impact with trees. Contributing factors were the pilot's delayed remedial action, the icing and dark night conditions.NTSB NYC06CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · State College, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor was the snow-covered runway.NTSB DFW06CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Bixby, OKThe loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion in both gascolators due to improper maintenance. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.