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

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

Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, OR per year, 1969–2026: 8 cases
1969	2
1970	1
1972	1
1973	3
1977	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" = 'OR' 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\" = 'OR' 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" = 'OR' 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 SEA78DYM13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Aurora, ORDec 26, 1977 · N4936J · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB SEA74FYC05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yamhill, ORSep 13, 1973 · N7655J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYC04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Yamhill, ORJul 29, 1973 · N3961T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73AS040Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Eugene, ORJun 25, 1973 · N3841T · Destroyed NTSB SEA73AS004Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Bandon, ORAug 16, 1972 · N7504J · Destroyed NTSB SEA71FVQ15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Bend, ORNov 22, 1970 · N3729T · Destroyed NTSB SEA70F0121Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Lake O Woods, ORAug 9, 1969 · N7526J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70F0118Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Condon, ORJul 5, 1969 · N3940T · Substantial damage