NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-180, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180 per year, 1982–2026: 8 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.\"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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA06LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Heathrow, FLA partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing in a residential area.Nov 16, 2005 · N7453J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04FA226Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Columbia, CAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to abort…May 31, 2004 · N7626J · DestroyedNTSB NYC04LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Elyria, OHA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Apr 3, 2004 · N19AG · Substantial damageNTSB SEA93LA137Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Ephrata, WAUndetermined loss of power and the lack of suitable terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was dark night conditions.Jun 22, 1993 · N7591J · DestroyedNTSB NYC87LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Dansville, NYAbout 5 min after taking off, the eng began running rough, then lost power & would not restart. Subsequently, the acft was damaged drg an emerg lndg in a potato field. The acft was moved before aviation inspectors arrived. No fuel was fnd in the fuel pumps,…Jul 16, 1987 · N7684J · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-R · Cedar Key, FLThe plt stated that he lost fuel pressure and all attempts to restart the acft were to no avail. He tried to make it to Cedar Key but was unable and ditched in the ocean waters 6 miles northwest of Cedar Key. Post crash examination of the fuel system revealed…Aug 27, 1986 · N4524J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-R-180 · Houston, TXPrivate pilot of a Piper PA-28R-180 departed runway 15 at west Houston airport (iws), Houston, Texas. Pilot stated he had departed runway 15 when engine quit at approximately 600 feet AGL. Pilot executed a forced landing approximately 2 miles off the…Aug 9, 1986 · N3930T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA284Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28R · San Pedro, CAPilot was flying near catalina island and when he switched tanks the engine quit. Procedures to restart did not work so aircraft was ditched.Jul 31, 1982 · N3935T · Destroyed