NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, WY

5 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.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, WY per year, 1981–2026: 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WY' 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 ('7102807', '7102832'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR12LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Casper, WYA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failed piston pin plug, which resulted in engine oil contamination and subsequent oil starvation. Contributing to the loss of power was the failure of maintenance personnel to identify contaminants…Apr 8, 2012 · N30997 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN00LA170Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sheridan, WYThe pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a canyon at an altitude insufficient to clear rising terrain. A factor was the aircraft's climb performance being exceeded due to the rising terrain.Sep 15, 2000 · N6130H · Substantial damageNTSB DEN85LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Kemmerer, WYOn April 2, 1985, an inexperienced pvt plt attempted to land on a runway with a 24KT crosswind at Kemmerer, WY. The favorable runway was closed due to snow accumulations. On the third attempt the acft landed hard and bounced into the air. The plt attempted to…Apr 2, 1985 · N1085H · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Evanston, WYWhen en route, the acft collided with power lines where they crossed over a highway about 39 ft AGL. Two witnesses near this location reported that the acft was flying low & was following the highway on a westerly heading when the acft struck the wires. The…Mar 6, 1983 · N8406F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82FTC01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Powell, WYOct 23, 1981 · N8972C · Substantial damage