NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-235, 1987

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-235. 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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  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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1987
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102810'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW87FA225Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Houston, TXPlt executed an emergency landing into trees after he experienced an inflight fire and eng failure shortly after t/o. the lndg in the trees was executed after the plt decided that he could not make it to a clear area. Investigation revealed that the fire had…Sep 27, 1987 · N9296W · DestroyedNTSB NYC87FA244Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Altoona, PAThe aircraft departed cleveland, oh at approx 0915 hours on an unauthorized flt to atlantic city, NJ. The plt was not authorized to operate the aircraft or conduct the flt due to his license having been revoked in 1977 for repeatedly violating FARS. Near…Sep 6, 1987 · N8692W · DestroyedNTSB ATL87LA231Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Knoxville, TNThe plt rprtd that drg takeoff, the acft clbd normally for about 100 to 150 ft, then the eng lost pwr w/o warning. He switched fuel tanks & tried to restart the eng, but was unable. The acft was lndd & sank in a river, short of an open fld. When the acft was…Aug 14, 1987 · N8661W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Toms River, NJThe flight was involved in short field landing practice. On the third landing, the pilot allowed the aircraft to stall above the runway surface and then touch down hard, damaging the outboard sections of the wings.May 16, 1987 · N9443W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · San Luis Obispo, CAAfter take-off, the pilot was flying a downwind departure when the engine quit. The pilot was unable to return to the runway and collided with the terrain a half mile from the airport. Inspection of the engine at the time of the accident found that the main…Mar 27, 1987 · N9306W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Oshkosh, WIAccording to the plt, at aprx 1800 feet 'the engine abruptly quit with no runon or sputter' following takeoff from rwy 18 at Oshkosh, WI. The plt stated that he banked the acft back to the airport, but the aileron controls became jammed or 'frozen'. According…Feb 12, 1987 · N9451W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Shelburne, VTPilot misjudged height of snowbank at the approach end of the runway and allowed the aircraft to descend too low. The main gear collided with the snowbank causing substantial damage.Feb 1, 1987 · N8820W · Substantial damage