NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201
136 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-201. 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
| 1977 | 5 |
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| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102816', '7102833'))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102816', '7102833'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 CEN26LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · West Chicago, ILThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt an intersection takeoff and delay to abort the takeoff which resulted in a subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA26LA161Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Fellsmere, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while descending to land at an airport.NTSB CEN26FA049Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Pittsfield, ILOn November 23, 2025, about 2137 central standard time (all referenced times are CST), a Piper PA-28R-201 airplane, N47700, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured, and the 2…NTSB ERA25LA377Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Okeechobee, FLCollision with a bird during cruise flight.NTSB ERA24LA250Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Vero Beach, FLExcessive side loading of the vertical stabilizer.NTSB GAA24WA151Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28R · West End, BahamasNTSB ERA24LA080Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Wiggins, SCA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA23LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Macon, GAAn inflight collision with a bird.NTSB CEN22FA419Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Conway, SCThe mechanic’s failure to install the required gasket on the vacuum pump drive pad in accordance with the maintenance manual, which resulted in oil exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the Director of…NTSB ERA22LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Toughkenamon, PAThe airplane’s impact with a bird while entering the traffic pattern.NTSB CEN22LA115Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Olathe, KSThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN20LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Seiling, OKThe pilot’s incorrect takeoff performance calculations and delayed aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.NTSB CEN20LA252Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Denver, COThe total loss of engine power during climbout due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.NTSB WPR19LA227Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Spokane, WAA loss of directional control during landing for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA19LA149Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Meriden, CTThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA19LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R · Lake City, FLThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed before attempting the takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in the airplane being unable to sustain flight.NTSB CEN19CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Hobbs, NMThe pilot's incorrect altimeter setting during the night visual approach, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA18FA120Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28R · Daytona Beach, FLExtensive fatigue cracking in the left-wing main spar lower cap and doublers, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left wing. The fatigue cracks initiated and grew to a critical size due to flight and ground loads associated with flight-training…NTSB ERA17LA332Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Clearwater, FLThe airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot's failure to adequately transmit his position while operating in the airport traffic pattern.NTSB GAA17CA425Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Bowling Green, OHThe pilot’s and flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear.NTSB CEN17LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Pontiac, MIMaintenance personnel’s improper securing of an unused instrument lamp socket during recent maintenance, which resulted in an electrical short of the landing gear controls and stopped the landing gear while it was transitioning to the down position and led to…NTSB GAA17CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R · Phoenix, AZAn in-flight collision with a bird.NTSB CEN16LA374Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Bowling Green, OHThe pilots’ failure to complete the Emergency Landing Gear Extension checklist and maintenance personnel’s failure to correctly repair spliced wires on the left main landing gear down limit switch, which prevented the pilots from knowing whether the gear was…NTSB ERA16LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Northampton, MAThe failure of the alternate air valve plate hinge pin, which caused the alternate air valve plate to lodge in the fuel servo assembly, which resulted in a restriction of air to the fuel servo assembly, a loss of engine power, and an off-airport emergency…NTSB ERA16FA257Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Esperance, NYThe pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance and performance planning, which resulted in the airplane being over gross weight. Also causal were the pilot's decision not to use the entire runway for takeoff, his premature liftoff, and his failure to…NTSB WPR15CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot under instruction's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.NTSB CEN14FA414Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Steamboat Springs, COThe pilot’s inability to maintain a climb while attempting to cross over a mountain pass in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s climb performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt the flight in…NTSB CEN14CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Ruidoso, NMThe pilot's failure to adjust the engine's fuel-air mixture and decision to takeoff in high density attitude conditions which degraded the airplane's performance.NTSB WPR14CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Las Vegas, NVThe collapse of a main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined due to no postaccident examination of the airframe.NTSB WPR13LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Chandler, AZThe failure of both flight instructors to see and avoid the other airplane while providing instrument flight training, which resulted in a midair collision.NTSB WPR12LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R · Peoria, AZA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA12LA360Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Kingston, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees/foliage at an undetermined point during the flight.NTSB WPR11CA314Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.NTSB CEN11LA418Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Rantoul, ILThe pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension system, which resulted in a wheels-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative landing gear power pack motor.NTSB CEN11LA390Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Grand Forks, NDThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing, which resulted in an inadequate flare and subsequent hard landing.NTSB WPR10FA399Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R · Emigrant Gap, CAThe pilots’ failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA09LA494Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Luray, VAA total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA08CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB NYC07CA108Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R-201 · Leesburg, FLThe flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, and the private pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ATL07CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Waynesboro, GACompany maintenance personnel’s improper installation of an unapproved oil quick drain plug which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB DEN06FA111Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Salida, COthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographical area, his becoming lost/disoriented, his improper decision, the high density altitude, and the reduction in…NTSB IAD05FA052Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Green Creek, NJThe flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance while executing a practice published instrument approach in night visual meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the dark night.NTSB MIA05LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Fort Pierce, FLThe failure of the pilot of the Piper 181 to apply his parking brake when stopped awaiting departure and his failure to maintain a visual lookout resulting in his airplane rolling forward and colliding with the Piper 201 which was awaiting departure.NTSB DEN03LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Tooele, UTthe inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing roll by the dual student. Contributing factors included the dual student's lack of familiarity with the aircraft, inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and improper rigging of the…NTSB DEN02LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Beaver, UTthe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. Contributing factors were mountain waves (wind shear) and crosswind.NTSB CHI02LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Lapeer, MIthe touchdown aim point not attained by the pilot rated student and the remedial action not performed by the flight instructor.NTSB MIA01LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R · Orlando, FLthe pilot's improper visual lookout, which resulted in the aircraft colliding with a fence.NTSB CHI01FA089Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Webb Lake, WIthe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during takeoff. Factors were the trees, transmission wire, and the dark night.NTSB CHI00FA234Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Beloit, KSthe inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's low altitude, his abrupt pull up, the power lines, and his lack of recent flying experience.NTSB DEN00LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Pueblo, COCollision with a deer during landing roll. Factors were a dark night and lack of wildlife control devices on the airport.