NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, IN

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-180. 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.

Defining event

Finding

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Aircraft model

Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, IN per year, 1969–2026: 8 cases
1969	1
1974	1
1975	1
1977	2
1978	1
1980	1
1981	1

Where

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Query with SQL

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" = 'IN' 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 ('7102809')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'IN' 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 ('7102809'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

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" = 'IN' 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 ('7102809'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB CHI81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Fort Wayne, INFeb 18, 1981 · N7496J · Destroyed NTSB CHI80FEX15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Franklin, INApr 26, 1980 · N3174R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FA022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Grissom Afb, INDec 30, 1978 · N3712T · Destroyed NTSB CHI77FEX32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Jeffersonville, INJun 1, 1977 · N3913T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI77FEX13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Portland, INFeb 13, 1977 · N7670J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC098Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Jeffersonville, INJun 27, 1975 · N3927T · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Huntington, INJul 20, 1974 · N7496J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0150Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Richmond, INAug 3, 1969 · N9967T · Substantial damage