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

5 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.

Cases per year

19732026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-180, UT per year, 1973–2026: 5 cases
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  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\" = 'UT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
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  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR20LA024Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Ogden, UTThe flight instructor’s failure to raise the landing gear using the alternate system, which resulted in a reduced climb rate and impact with an obstacle. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s lack of understanding of the backup landing gear…Nov 17, 2019 · N3206R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN05LA133Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Ogden, UTthe flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factor's include the flight instructor's improper pre-flight planning and decision in accepting the intersection departure, and the flight…Aug 31, 2005 · N9069E · DestroyedNTSB SEA91LA155Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R · Milford, UTFuel exhaustion, and the pilot's misjudgment of proper descent rate. Factors include inadequate preflight planning, poor in-flight decision, becoming lost/disoriented, and a fence.Jul 4, 1991 · N816CB · Substantial damageNTSB SEA91FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Salt Lake City, UTThe pilot's intentional buzzing of uninhabited island in the great Salt lake and his misjudging the timing of a pull-up maneuver to clear rising terrain of a ridgeline.Nov 30, 1990 · N4678J · DestroyedNTSB DEN74AD019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Salt Lake City, UTOct 29, 1973 · N3735T · Destroyed