NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160, CA

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-160. 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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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160, CA per year, 1964–2026: 10 cases
1964	3
1965	2
1966	1
1967	1
1973	1
1979	1
1987	1

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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 ('7102806')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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 ('7102806'))
  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.

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 ('7102806'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB LAX87LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Redlands, CADuring a pleasure cross-country flt, the plt reported that he was descending from 8500 ft MSL to 4000 ft MSL with power reduced to 2000 RPM. The plt stated that he did not use the carburetor heat while descending. When pwr was added, the eng did not respond.…Mar 1, 1987 · N5466W · Substantial damage NTSB LAX79FVG75Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rio Linda, CAAug 30, 1979 · N5559W · Destroyed NTSB LAX74AL044Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Corona, CADec 20, 1973 · N5382W · Substantial damage NTSB LAX68A0041Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · W.Los Angeles, CAOct 18, 1967 · N5109W · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB OAK66F0306Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Placerville, CAMar 12, 1966 · N5433W · Substantial damage NTSB LAX66A0028Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Altadena, CASep 16, 1965 · N5871W · Destroyed NTSB OAK65F0043Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Sacramento, CAApr 10, 1965 · N5506W · No damage NTSB UNK65X0919Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Franklin, CADec 5, 1964 · N5506W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2930Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Carmel Valley, CAJul 19, 1964 · N5489W · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1348Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Borego, CAApr 17, 1964 · N5109W · Substantial damage