NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24, 1987
3 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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 34 |
| 1965 | 36 |
| 1966 | 48 |
| 1967 | 31 |
| 1968 | 25 |
| 1969 | 25 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1971 | 17 |
| 1972 | 15 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 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\") = 1987
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
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" 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 CHI88LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Danville, ILEarlier in the day, the acft was flown from Danville to rochelle, IL. While on a return flt without refueling, the eng began losing power, so the plt moved the fuel selector to the rgt tank (which indcd 1/4 full) & power was restored. However, about 2 min…NTSB MIA87LA119Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Gainesville, FLThe non instument rated private pilot filed an instrument flight plan for a 5 hour flight. The flight lasted 5 hours and 26 minutes when the pilot radioed controllers that he had run out of fuel and the engine failed. The aircraft crashed at the destination…NTSB LAX87FA088Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Oceano, CAShortly after takeoff, the surviving pax (s/p) noticed the acft began losing alt. She heard the plt comment about a 'clicking noise in the left wing' which she also heard & said sounded like metal clicking together. Ground witnesses noticed a change in eng…