NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24, SC

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-24. 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-24, SC per year, 1964–2026: 10 cases
1964	3
1965	1
1967	2
1968	1
1974	1
1983	1
1993	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'SC' 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 ('7102402')) 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\" = 'SC' 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 ('7102402'))
  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" = 'SC' 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 ('7102402'))
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 ATL93LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Moncks Corner, SCFailure of the number one cylinder at the cylinder flange radius.Aug 2, 1993 · N7027P · Substantial damage NTSB ATL84LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Clemson, SCThe pilot failed to lower the landing gear stating that he was distracted by an acft on the ground & diverted his attention from the landing checklist.Nov 23, 1983 · N7221P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA74AM085Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Myrtle Beach, SCMay 4, 1974 · N8590P · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0499Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Anderson, SCApr 28, 1968 · N7027P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0284Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sumter, SCOct 16, 1967 · N5043P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0221Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Greenville, SCAug 11, 1967 · N7140P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66D0347Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Chester, SCNov 13, 1965 · N7375P · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3366Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA24 · Isle Of Palms, SCAug 13, 1964 · N5854P · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1113Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA24 · Lake City, SCMar 30, 1964 · N7100P · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X0159Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Hartsville, SCJan 5, 1964 · N5121P · Substantial damage