NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, 1983

5 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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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260, 1983 per year, 1964–2026: 505 cases
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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\") = 1983
    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 ATL84FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260B · Mcdonald, TNThe plt received 2 wx briefings before takeoff & was provided flt precautions of IMC to continue beyond 0900 EST. Also, he was advised that the mountains would be occasionally obscured & icing could be expected to the west below 6000 ft. during both…Dec 13, 1983 · N8981P · DestroyedNTSB MIA84FA036Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Kathleen, FLThe acft impacted in a swampy area in a fast dive which separated about 6 ft of the left wing. The acft was being vectored on radar when it suddenly began to steer erratically and go off the radar scope. The plt had radioed that he 'must have gone over some…Nov 28, 1983 · N9094P · DestroyedNTSB CHI84LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Columbus, OHThe plt stated that during the preflt, he visually checked the fuel & estemated that the left tank was aprx 1/4 full & the right tank was about 1/2 full. He made his pretakeoff checks, but stayed on the ground longer than normal to allow the oil to warm up.…Nov 18, 1983 · N8921P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Champaign, ILThe acft was landed with the gear up. Investigation revealed during a retraction test, that no malfunction of the landing gear system prevented normal operation. Electrical system showed that the warning the horn did not operate. When the cockpit was checked…Apr 24, 1983 · N9254P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Hollister, CAWhile on final apch to land at night, the right main gear of the acft struck a semi-trailer truck as the acft crossed over a highway. The centerline of the highway was located aprx 102 ft from the apch end of the rwy. The plt continued the landing & the right…Apr 1, 1983 · N9324P · Substantial damage