NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28, CA

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28. 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28, CA per year, 1964–2026: 12 cases
19641
19655
19681
19702
19741
19851
20161

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' 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 ('7102801'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR16FA103Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Pomona, CAThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.May 8, 2016 · N5046W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX85LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Springville, CAAfter overflying the uncharted, private airstrip & evaluating its size, the PIC attempted to land on the narrow rwy. Only about 900 ft of the rwy was usable. After touching down, the plt realized the acft could not be stopped on the remaining available strip,…May 5, 1985 · N5166W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK74AP067Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Glen Ellen, CAJun 14, 1974 · N8762W · DestroyedNTSB OAK70FVM23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · San Jose, CAJun 22, 1970 · N5385W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX70FUQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Santa Susana, CAApr 11, 1970 · N5046W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69D0063Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Novato, CAJul 27, 1968 · N5418W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX66D0142Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ridgecrest, CASep 5, 1965 · N5333W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX66D0086Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Santa Susana, CAAug 7, 1965 · N5046W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK65F0066Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Vacaville, CAApr 6, 1965 · N7761W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX65F0045Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Acton, CAMar 28, 1965 · N6260W · DestroyedNTSB OAK65A0055Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA28 · Hayward, CAFeb 13, 1965 · N7513W · DestroyedNTSB UNK64X2295Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Monterey, CAJun 14, 1964 · N5384W · Destroyed