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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-180, where the first occurrence was “In flight encounter with weather”. 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
  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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102809')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 240))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX05FA213Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Mt. Shasta, CAThe pilot's continued cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's controlled flight into high mountainous terrain (CFIT).Jun 18, 2005 · N4506J · DestroyedNTSB LAX04FA139Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Pine Mtn Club, CAThe pilot's continued visual flight into adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. The pilot's failure to obtain preflight weather information for the route of flight was also causal.Feb 28, 2004 · N7687J · DestroyedNTSB NYC99FA041Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Randolph, NHThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Also causal was the pilot exceeded the design limits of the aircraft which resulted in an in-flight separation.…Dec 28, 1998 · N4591J · DestroyedNTSB IAD97FA095Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Penobscot, METhe pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.Jul 3, 1997 · N3896T · DestroyedNTSB LAX95FA157Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Pollack Pines, CAThe pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory; his decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions; his failure to maintain control of the airplane with an accumulation of airframe ice; and his improper use of the flight controls during recovery…Apr 8, 1995 · N3904T · DestroyedNTSB ATL93FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Blairsville, GAThe pilot's decision to continue the flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in the inflight collision with high terrain. Factors were high wind and rain.Nov 20, 1992 · N7684J · DestroyedNTSB SEA93LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Evanston, WYThe pilot's disregard of hazardous weather advisory, resulting in flt into forecast icing conditions in an acft not equipped or certified for the flt, and the improper inflt planning by pilot during the VFR approach that resulted in impact with terrain short…Nov 5, 1992 · N4935J · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · New Port Richey, FLIn-flight encounter with wind gusts while flaring to land and failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and failure to perform a goaround.Mar 29, 1991 · N7454J · Substantial damageNTSB BFO90FA073Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Richland, VAThe pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and failure to maintain proper clearance from high terrain. Darkness and the adverse weather conditions were related factors.Aug 28, 1990 · N885MA · DestroyedNTSB MKC87FA106Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Sioux City, IAThe PIC had telephoned the fss at huron, s.d. for enr wx to Sioux City, IA, fm Sioux falls, s.d., late the evening of may 20. The fcst indicated IFR flt cond's with intermittent trsms along the rte throughout the fcst period. The PIC dptd Sioux falls, s.d. at…May 21, 1987 · N4982J · DestroyedNTSB NYC82DA065Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Perry Warsaw, NYThe pilot elected to takeoff at night with low visibility, rain, and fog. Soon after takeoff visual ground contact was lost due to what the pilot stated as quickly lowering ceilings and visibility. The pilot then decided to make a precautionary landing in a…Mar 26, 1982 · N4909J · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA039Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Blairsville, GAThe aircraft departed atlanta, GA on a flight with no flight plan to an intended final destination of morristown, TN. However, during a weather briefing, the pilot had inquired about the tri-cities airport at bristol, TN. While en route, the aircraft crashed…Jan 18, 1982 · N4583J · Destroyed