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 engine power(partial) - nonmechanical”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160 per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
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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 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\" = 354))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI05CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Altoona, WIThe pilot's inadequate fuel management leading to the fuel starvation in the left tank during the flight's descent. A factor was the impacted power line.Oct 18, 2004 · N5520W · Substantial damageNTSB BFO94LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · New Carlisle, OHThe pilot's inattention to the mixture control which was inadvertently placed in the idle cut-off position by the passenger and resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor is the pilot's inadequate planning.Apr 24, 1994 · N5855W · Substantial damageNTSB ATL92FA162Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Lawrenceville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and his improper execution of emergency procedures. Factors were the pilot's overconfidence, his inadequate preflight inspection when he failed to drain the gascolator,…Aug 19, 1992 · N5640W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC89LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Hammond, NYThe pilot's decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the the accident was a wet grass runway and the faulty tachometer which influenced the pilot's decision.Jul 14, 1989 · N5913W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA324Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Knox, INThe pilot departed on a flight from lake village to Knox, IN. While en route, he landed to refuel at rensselaer, IN. During the flight from rensselaer to Knox, the engine began loosing power when he was about 5 mi from the destination. When the pilot realized…Aug 21, 1982 · N5796W · Substantial damage