NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, 2002

10 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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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, 2002 per year, 1965–2026: 787 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2002
    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 DEN03LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Spanish Fork, UTthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his in-flight decision/planning resulting in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the rough, frozen terrain at the landing site.Dec 26, 2002 · N75337 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA038Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-181 · Greensburg, INFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered runway, the slush covered runway itself, and the falling snow.Dec 13, 2002 · N793MA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RIThe pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance as a result of physical impairment due to smoke.Oct 14, 2002 · N5675V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Edgartown, MAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight evaluation of the landing facilities wind conditions, and inadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/mush. A factor related to the accident was the tailwind condition.Oct 1, 2002 · N8071Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC02LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Manassas, VAThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning, and his inadequate visual lookout while taxing on an off airport road. A factor related to the accident was the dark night conditions.Aug 23, 2002 · N9089C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Burns, ORThe pilot’s improper decision to continue on en route into an area of forecast reduced visibility without sufficient fuel to divert to a suitable alternate airport, and his subsequent inadvertent exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply. Factors include…Jul 16, 2002 · N1248H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI02LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Sandwich, ILThe driver of the automobile improperly drove his automobile on the active runway and did not maintain visual lookout for landing aircraft.May 10, 2002 · N276U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC02FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Gardiner, NYThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering in a mountainous area, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, mountainous terrain, clouds, and the pilot's decision to continue the flight in…Apr 12, 2002 · N288CA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Goodyear, AZThe student pilot's misjudgment of clearance and his failure to adhere to the flight school's policy/procedures for taxiing around obstructions.Apr 5, 2002 · N4181M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI02IA085Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech BE-55 · Springfield, MOThe inadequate visual lookout by the flightcrew of the other airplane.Mar 4, 2002 · N66X · 2 aircraft · Minor damage