NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181
787 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-181. 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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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
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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
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NTSB CEN23LA234Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot’s failure to attain a proper takeoff attitude while demonstrating a soft field takeoff and his improper control inputs resulting in a dragged wing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN23LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Kansas City, MOThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR23LA164Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN23LA161Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Flint Township, MIThe pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of engine power from carburetor ice.NTSB ERA23LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · West Mifflin, PAThe student pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and land on the runway without sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA23LA155Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sanford, NCA loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.NTSB ERA23LA127Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Atlanta, GAThe flight instructor’s failure to effectively utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during the engine run-up and taxi.NTSB CEN23LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Eden Prairie, MNThe student pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and ground impact.NTSB WPR23LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · San Manual, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which, resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA23LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Manassas, VAAn engine fire caused by chafing and subsequent electrical arcing of the alternator wire near a fuel source.NTSB CEN23LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesquite, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a touch and go landing.NTSB WPR22LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · San Diego, CAThe student pilot’s unstable approach and inadequate flare which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB CEN22LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Eaton Rapids, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed in the climb with a quartering tailwind which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with trees.NTSB GAA22WA152IncidentClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-28-181 · Havre-Saint-Pierre, CanadaNTSB CEN22LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Washington, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN22FA017Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Buxton, NDThe pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide.NTSB ERA22LA073Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Wheeler Heights, GAThe airplane’s impact with a bird while in the traffic pattern.NTSB WPR22FA001Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Chandler, AZThe failure of the pilots onboard the airplane to see and avoid the helicopter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.NTSB CEN21LA383Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Gypsum, COA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB CEN21LA353Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Jeffersonville, INA loss of directional control due to failure of the landing gear attachment hardware for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN21LA197Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Faribault, MNThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with trees and subsequently the ground.NTSB CEN21LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Schaumburg, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff with a left quartering crosswind that shifted to a tailwind.NTSB ERA21LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Fort Pierce, FLThe pilot under instruction’s improper landing flare and attempted go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA21LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Petersburg, FLA total loss of engine power as a result of the loose fuel line B-nut connected to the engine driven fuel pump.NTSB ERA20LA309Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · McMinnville, TNA total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure in a cylinder, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB WPR20LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Upland, CAThe failure of the right landing gear due to fatigue cracking.NTSB CEN20WA437Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Pointe-à-Pitre, GuadeloupeNTSB ERA20CA243Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Greenwood, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the parked airplane's position over the double-yellow taxiway edge lines and into the taxiway object-free movement area.NTSB ERA20LA126Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Beverly, MAA loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the student pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR20CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.NTSB WPR20CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.NTSB GAA20CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Dayton, OHThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing, during which the airplane struck a vehicle.NTSB WPR19LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Marana, AZExcessive fuel pressure and temperature throughout the fuel system due to heat soaking, which resulted in an engine fire during engine start.NTSB CEN19LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot's improper taxi speed and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a brake fire and substantial thermal damage to the airplane.NTSB GAA19CA468Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Gaithersburg, MDThe other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the airplane while taxiing.NTSB GAA19CA212Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during landing and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA19LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Louisville, KYThe failure of the magnetos due to a known deficiency, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the applicable service bulletin.NTSB CEN19LA053Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Salem, SDThe incapacitating effects of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA19FA070Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Blairsville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a visual approach for landing in night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience flying at night.NTSB GAA19CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Cornelia, GAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB WPR19TA031Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain a safe distance from the other airplane while taxiing, resulting in a ground collision.NTSB ERA19LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · New Market, VAA loss of engine power on takeoff due to restricted air flow to the engine.NTSB GAA18CA579Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Porterville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR18LA248Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Tat Momoli, AZA total loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack in the connecting rod bushing end.NTSB GAA18CA516Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Point Lookout, MOThe student pilot's inadvertent left brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.NTSB GAA18CA432Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Oregon, WIThe pilot's improper decision to take off with a known brake malfunction, which resulted in a collision with a barn during landing on a wet runway.NTSB GAA18CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.NTSB GAA18CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28 · Tucson, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a stationary pole while parking.NTSB GAA18CA193Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Phoenix, AZThe student pilot’s improper selection of the flap setting during a go-around, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.