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

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.

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Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, MN per year, 1969–2026: 8 cases
1969	1
1971	2
1972	1
1976	1
1977	1
1978	1
2001	1

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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" = 'MN' 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\" = 'MN' 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" = 'MN' 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 CHI01LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Saint Cloud, MNThe inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot. A factor was the pilots failure to follow the before landing checklist.Apr 17, 2001 · N7576J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FER49Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Warroad, MNMay 23, 1978 · N7487J · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FER43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · St. Paul, MNMay 28, 1977 · N7547J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Eden Prairie, MNNov 23, 1976 · N7487J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FER38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Hopkins, MNFeb 3, 1972 · N7576J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DER04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wheaton, MNJul 4, 1971 · N3826T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FDM55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oklee, MNApr 11, 1971 · N3284R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0180Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Staples, MNAug 24, 1969 · N4504J · Destroyed