NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-151
409 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-151. 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 MIA85LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Daytona Beach, FLPlt stated that he was unfamiliar with the arpt and requested assistance to taxi to the ramp. The pilot was told to take the first left turn to ramp, he turned onto an access road to the fire station and collided with a sign that stated 'no taxiway.'NTSB MKC85LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Springfield, MOThe acft collided with trees during a forced landing, while on a dual instructional flt. The CFI said after the climb tocruise the eng began to slow dwn. The CFI took control of the acft to return to arpt of departure. He said the vibrationwas excessive as…NTSB CHI85LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Lake Village, INThe plt reported that he was on final apch to land on a wet, sod rwy when he noticed a flock of geese over the apch end. He added power to fly over the geese then proceeded to touchdown further down the rwy than what he had planned. Due to his speed & the wet…NTSB ATL85FA007Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Morgantown, NCN2553A was in traffic pattern conducting touch and go landings. N32828 was maneuvering below the traffic pattern and was seen climbing in direction of N2553A. N32828 was flying westerly into the sun. N2553A was seen in a shallow left turn from crosswind to…NTSB SEA84LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Shady Cove, ORThe pilot stated after the accident that he stalled the aircraft at an altitude of 50 ft AGL during takeoff and the acftdescended in a nose low attitude into trees and the ground.NTSB SEA84LA181Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Creswell, ORThe acft was on a night VFR flt from san carlos, CA, to eugene, OR, when the plt asked apch control how for away the arpt was. ATC informed the plt that the arpt was 16 miles further. About 3 minutes later, the left fuel tank was emptied. The plt switched to…NTSB LAX84LA362Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Sacramento, CAThe plt stated he landed a little long on the 2800 foot dirt road and was unable to stop. The acft traveled off the end of the road and collided with a river bank.NTSB LAX84FA300Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Corona, CAThe acft experienced an eng power failure during takeoff & collided with the ground while maneuvering to return to the airport. The plt stated that he 'turned right trying to return to the runway,' & at the same time, 'maintain 80 (KTS IAS), but it (the acft)…NTSB NYC84LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Westerly, RIOn final approach to runway 32, the aircraft contacted trees located approximately 600 yard short of the approach end of the runway. The passenger stated after the accident that as the aircraft approached the runway, he noticed the acft was 'a bit too close…NTSB NYC84FNE01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Southwick, MAThe acft lost power & made an emergency forced landing in a school yard. Investigation revealed that only a few drops offuel remained in the powerplant & 1QT plus 1PT remained in the wing tanks with none in the gasolator. There was no evidence of fuel leakage…NTSB MKC83FA205Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-151 · Chesterfield, MOThe plt landed a lawrenceburg, TN, on the evening of 8/28/83. Thunderstorms were reported in the area at that time. At lawrenceburg, fuel was available during daylight hours. At 0203 the next morning, the plt called the muscle shoals fss & obtained a wx…NTSB MIA83LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Lantana, FLDuring flt the eng started vibrating & the CFI noted zero oil pressure. The eng failed. The acft sustained substantial damage during the forced landing. Exam of the oil line, P/N63901-49, revealed that it was frayed & broken allowing oil to be pumped from the…NTSB FTW83LA321Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Mandeville, LAOn a cross country flight in normal cruise at 2000 ft AGL the engine quit. The pilot made a forced landing to a road. During landing roll the left wing struck a vehicle. The acft then slid into a ditch. Post accident investigation revealed that an oil line…NTSB CHI83LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Alma, MIThe acft collided with the VASI lights during landing. The pilot was landing on rwy 27 with winds from 210 degrees at 12 KTS. He reported gusty winds but gave no estimated velocity of the gusts. He said he touched down on the right main gear with the left…NTSB LAX83FA253Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Norco, CAThe student plt had flown to the riverton arpt to attend a ground school. Reportedly, prior to his departure at aprx 2235 PDT, stars were visible overhead, but the horizontal visibility was poor & there was a haze layer at about 500 ft AGL. At aprx 2250, a…NTSB CHI83LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Elgin, ILThe acft collided with the roof of a trailer truck during an approach to land over a toll road. The collision separated the left main gear from the acft and damaged the other two landing gear. The impact left two depressions about 2 inches deep in the edge of…NTSB LAX83LA212Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Milpitas, CAWhile descending thru 4300 ft, the eng lost power. The plt made an emergency landing on a gulf course, but during the landing roll, the right wing of the acft impacted a pole & was damaged. An exam revealed that the 5/16 inch bolt, pn STD-847, that secured…NTSB LAX83FA387Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Trinity Center, CAThe acft departed creswell, OR, sometime after 1800 PST on 3/19/83. At 2110 PST, the plt contacted portland flt watch by radio & stated that he was over roseburg, or at 9500 ft. he requested pireps of wx over the siskiyou mountains & into the san francisco…NTSB LAX83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-151 · Grand Canyon, AZThe acft was blown off the right side of the runway during the flare for landing and the gear collapsed after landing. The pilot received a weather briefing and wind warning. He stated that the acft floated about 2000 feet down the runway after he flared…NTSB NYC83FA062Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Newbury, MAAfter takeoff, the plt leveled at 2500 ft & after cruising for about 20 min, descended to 1500 ft MSL. Shortly after leveling at 1500 ft, there was a slight reduction in engine RPM. The plt stated that he applied carburetor heat, but the RPM continued to…NTSB CHI83LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · New Hudson, MIThe pilot was giving a plane ride to his brother, his brother's grandson and the child's mother. The child's grandmother wanted to take pictures and walked into the parking area next to the taxiway. While looking through the viewfinder, her depth perception…NTSB DEN82DA203Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Near Darby, MTSince the shook mountain resort airport was new to the pilot, he called the airport to get further information. He stated that the person who answered reported it was a nice day and the wind sock had blown down. During arrival, he approached from the…NTSB ATL82DA185Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Duncan, MSPilot attempted takeoff from strip with 4 inch deep grass and a 75 degree crosswind. Occupants weighed total of 490 lbs. Temperature was 94 degrees. Aircraft mushed back into ground and pushed gear struts through wing.NTSB CHI82DA219Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Pardeeville, WIThe pilot reported that he was making an approach to the sod runway (36). He stated that when he was about treetop high, a gust of wind picked up the left wing of the aircraft and it drifted to the right of the runway. Subsequently, the right wing struck a…NTSB DEN82DA107Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Jackson, MTThe pilot stated that he overshot the runway by being too high and that it was his intention to go around for a second pass. He further stated that his airspeed was too low and that he was behind the power curve and was not able to climb out of the valley at…NTSB NYC82DA048Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Pittstown, NJAfter arriving from alexandria, NJ with an instructor pilot, the student made two practice landing at the Pittstown airport without incident. However, on a subsequent solo flight, the student pilot landed long on the 2000 ft runway. He stated that he ran off…NTSB MKC82DA033Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Des Moines, IAThe aircraft had not been refueled after a previous flight of about one hour. The pilot visually checked the fuel and estimated 41 gallons remaining. He believed that he had about 5.2 hours of fuel. During an IFR flight, he diverted for an enroute fuel stop…NTSB CHI82DA052Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Monee, ILThe pilot began his takeoff at the approach end of runway 27. He stated that the aircraft rolled straight for 700 ft, then at about 55 mph (lift-off speed), the plane veered left into a snowbank. The runway was 35 ft wide and was reported to have had frozen…NTSB LAX82FVM09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper 28-151 · Los Gatos, CAThe pilot prepared to depart on a scheduled courier run in a Piper PA-32, but was unable to start the engine. After consulting with company personnel, he rented a Piper PA-28-151, transferred the cargo and departed monterey, CA on a flight to oakland, CA.…NTSB NYC82FFJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochester, NYNTSB MIA82FLD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Titusville, FLNTSB LAX81DUG51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mt Baldy, CANTSB CHI81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Laporte, MNNTSB LAX81DVG61Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Colusa, CANTSB ATL81FA098Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Buckland, NCNTSB DEN81FTI14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Seely Lake, MTNTSB CHI81FEM25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mecosta, MINTSB MIA81FKT74Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLNTSB LAX81FVD27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sonoma, CANTSB MKC81DCA11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · St Charles, MONTSB CHI81DEE31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chicago, ILNTSB ANC81DA038Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Minchumina, AKNTSB NYC81FHD16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Smithville, NJNTSB ATL81DA068Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gaithersburg, MDNTSB DEN81FTM04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Woodland, UTNTSB ATL81FA018Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Corbin, KYNTSB DEN81FTE02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kiowa, CONTSB CHI81FEI01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elyria, OHNTSB MKC80DCJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ogallala, NENTSB LAX80DUM25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rnch Vallecito, CA