NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-140, 1978

118 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-140. 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-28-140, 1978 per year, 1964–2026: 3,857 cases
196435
1965102
1966177
1967263
1968182
1969227
1970220
1971230
1972189
1973183
1974169
1975141
1976129
1977123
1978118
197983
198066
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198263
198340
198448
198535
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198930
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199230
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199445
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199625
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199827
199921
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200121
200224
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200816
200912
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201217
201320
201415
201518
201616
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201821
201917
202016
202120
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202413
20259
202612

Latest cases

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\") = 1978
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102802'))
  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.

NTSB NYC79FFJ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochester, NYDec 29, 1978 · N55112 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denver City, TXDec 25, 1978 · N33073 · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FA064Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · North Bend, WADec 23, 1978 · N95172 · DestroyedNTSB MKC79DCG16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Buckner, MODec 16, 1978 · N1780T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elgin, ILDec 15, 1978 · N44105 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79DFA04|NYC79FFA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Watertown, NYDec 2, 1978 · N59AN · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FYE06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bremerton, WANov 24, 1978 · N8402C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FGT06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Shippensburg, PANov 22, 1978 · N98009 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79DQA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Raton, NMNov 19, 1978 · N6169W · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DLD17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sarasota, FLNov 16, 1978 · N702FL · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FHA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Prospectville, PANov 15, 1978 · N8706E · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FFJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Boston, NYNov 5, 1978 · N5935U · DestroyedNTSB MKC79FCQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lyons, KSNov 5, 1978 · N4651R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · South Bend, INOct 22, 1978 · N44106 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · West Chicago, ILOct 19, 1978 · N5749F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbia, SCOct 16, 1978 · N6927J · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FLJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210H · Rocky Mt, NCOct 15, 1978 · N5957F · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Temple, TXOct 15, 1978 · N1684H · DestroyedNTSB NYC79DHA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lehighton, PAOct 11, 1978 · N7462R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYK01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sun River, OROct 8, 1978 · N98054 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DPD01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Graford, TXOct 8, 1978 · N7134C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FNA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marlboro, MAOct 5, 1978 · N6006U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEE01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elgin, ILOct 3, 1978 · N44553 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FYM52Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hillsboro, ORSep 30, 1978 · N5795F · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78DKM27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mt Mitchell, NCSep 30, 1978 · N57359 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA099Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Beaver Falls, PASep 28, 1978 · N43165 · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FA098Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Plymouth, MASep 26, 1978 · N25357 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FNE35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Northampton, MASep 20, 1978 · N56694 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA065Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Rainier, ORSep 14, 1978 · N5877U · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FHJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Amityville, NYSep 13, 1978 · N6771J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FCG65Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Olathe, KSSep 7, 1978 · N43193 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DNC49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dexter, MESep 4, 1978 · N6910W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FET36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lake Station, INSep 3, 1978 · N5393S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEG16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Newton, OHSep 3, 1978 · N6977J · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FQA34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hatch, NMSep 2, 1978 · N1775J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78DTK35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Prairie City, SDSep 1, 1978 · N3917K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Grove City, PAAug 31, 1978 · N669FL · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DRD53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bogalusa, LAAug 26, 1978 · N3350T · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FQD32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cloudcloft, NMAug 25, 1978 · N1880J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEE65Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Lenox, ILAug 24, 1978 · N41503 · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FGT13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Thomasville, PAAug 21, 1978 · N652FL · DestroyedNTSB MIA78FKT70Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Labelle, FLAug 20, 1978 · N4484J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA083Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sussex, NJAug 18, 1978 · N1876J · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DJA14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Honolulu, HIAug 17, 1978 · N4448J · DestroyedNTSB MIA78DKJ76Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Panama City, FLAug 17, 1978 · N1265T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYE33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bellevue, WAAug 14, 1978 · N8845N · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78AM001Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Missing AircraftAug 14, 1978 · N1661J · DestroyedNTSB MIA78FA113Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Statenville, GAAug 13, 1978 · N6301W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FVM38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Morgan Hill, CAAug 12, 1978 · N3988F · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGT12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Schaefferstown, PAAug 10, 1978 · N575V · Substantial damage