NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-160, MI

8 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, MI per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	2
1968	2
1969	1
1972	1
1974	1
1976	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'MI' 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\" = 'MI' 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" = 'MI' 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 CHI76AC062Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Milan, MIMay 14, 1976 · N5729W · Destroyed NTSB CHI74FEC48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Belleville, MIJun 3, 1974 · N5404W · Destroyed NTSB CHI72FEM64Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marquette, MIMay 7, 1972 · N5292W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0622Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Owosso, MIApr 27, 1969 · N5268W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0400Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ann Arbor, MIDec 11, 1968 · N5281W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0560Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Clinton, MIFeb 3, 1968 · N5031W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2934Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Watervliet, MIJul 19, 1964 · N5300W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2928Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Blaney Park, MIJul 19, 1964 · N5677W · Substantial damage