NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-160, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160 per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
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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 ('7102806')
      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\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW04LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Amarillo, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, and the crosswind.Nov 5, 2003 · N5203W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC02LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Buckhannon, WVThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor related to the accident were the gusting wind conditions.Oct 21, 2001 · N5725W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC98LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Mount Holly, NJThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Nov 19, 1997 · N5189W · Substantial damageNTSB MIA97LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Pickens, SCfailure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll from a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in the airplane going off the side of the runway, down an embankment, and into brush/trees.Apr 14, 1997 · N5363W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Ferriday, LAUpon landing the acft traveled off the side of the airstrip and nosed over in a small ditch. The student plt was not endorsed by a CFI for landing at this airstrip while on the x-country flight.May 31, 1984 · N5977W · Substantial damage