NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25, 1986
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25. 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
| 1964 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1966 | 22 |
| 1967 | 26 |
| 1968 | 26 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 13 |
| 1972 | 12 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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\") = 1986
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502'))
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") = 1986
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502'))
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 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 DEN86FTK03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Badger, SDThe acft nosed over during a forced landing after takeoff. The acft was landed straight ahead and rolled out into a standing pool of water 8-10 inches deep where it flipped over crushing the canopy and trapping the plts body. During post acc invest sediment…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…