NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, AL

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-24-260. 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

19652026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, AL per year, 1965–2026: 11 cases
19651
19681
19703
19741
19751
19761
19891
19921
20161

Latest cases

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AL' 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 ('7102406'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA17LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA24 · Hollywood, ALA failure of the fuel tank selector valve in a partially closed position, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.Oct 6, 2016 · N8560P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL93LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Aliceville, ALMaintenance personnel's failure to properly secure the fuel line from the fuel pump to the fuel injector during the engine installation, which resulted in a complete engine failure.Oct 2, 1992 · N8548P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89LA210Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Hanceville, ALImproper flare by the pilot/owner and his failure to obtain/maintain proper airspeed for the go-around; and inadequate supervision and remedial action by the instructor pilot (other crew member). The uneven surface of the private strip was a contributing…Sep 2, 1989 · N666KH · Substantial damageNTSB MIA77DA011Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Birmington, ALNov 23, 1976 · N8902P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA76DKJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Huntsville, ALDec 19, 1975 · N8883P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA75AM038Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Mobile, ALDec 23, 1974 · N9168P · DestroyedNTSB MIA71FKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Birmingham, ALDec 9, 1970 · N8736P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Wetumpka, ALDec 3, 1970 · N9329P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Birmingham, ALNov 4, 1970 · N8877P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69F0098Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Huntsville, ALAug 4, 1968 · N8906P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66A0014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Parrish, ALJul 24, 1965 · N8616P · Destroyed