NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, OK

10 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.

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Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, OK per year, 1965–2026: 10 cases
1965	1
1967	2
1969	1
1970	2
1972	1
1976	1
1977	1
2024	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" = 'OK' 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

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\" = 'OK' 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"

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" = 'OK' 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

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 CEN24LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA24 · Cherokee, OKA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the presence of ground fog, which hindered the landing approach and resulted in the pilot inadvertently landing long and impacting a fence during the…Feb 2, 2024 · N4284 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FPJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Oklahoma City, OKDec 14, 1977 · N8636P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF069Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Alva, OKMar 11, 1976 · N16MD · Destroyed NTSB FTW72FPJ36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Stillwater, OKMar 22, 1972 · N8877P · Destroyed NTSB FTW71FPJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Oklahoma Cty, OKAug 4, 1970 · N8840P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW70DPM10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mead, OKMay 23, 1970 · N8915P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW69A0059Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Clayton, OKFeb 22, 1969 · N8745P · Destroyed NTSB FTW68F0160Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Okla-City, OKAug 27, 1967 · N8545P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68F0158Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mangum, OKAug 22, 1967 · N8721P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66F0077Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Tulsa, OKMay 22, 1965 · N8670P · Substantial damage