NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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
| 1986 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
Where
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 350))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 350))
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 IAD05LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Cape May, NJA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain to perform a forced landing.NTSB CHI94FA263Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Decatur, NELoss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB DEN87LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Portales, NMThe plt was practicing aerial application maneuvers without chemicals onboard. During a turn, the plt reported that the engine lost power. The plt leveled the wings and lowered the nose to gain airspeed. The plt selected a landing site and after touchdown,…NTSB ATL86LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Myrtle Beach, SCThe acft was about 1/2 hrs into a planned 2.0 hr banner tow flt. On the last pass along the Beach, at about 500 ft AGL, the eng popped and lost pwr. The plt turned the acft out to sea and landed in the ocean. The plt swam to shore and the acft sank.NTSB ATL86LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-150 · Braselton, GAThe pilot reported that the engine RPM decreased while conducting a banner tow flight and that the engine subsequently quit. The airplane was landed in a field of an auto race track where a telephone pole was struck during the landing roll. Temperature was 92…