NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201, PA

5 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.

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Cases per year

19792026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201, PA per year, 1979–2026: 5 cases
1979	2
1987	1
1994	1
2022	1

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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" = 'PA' 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 ('7102816', '7102833')) 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\" = 'PA' 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 ('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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' 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 ('7102816', '7102833'))
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 ERA22LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Toughkenamon, PAThe airplane’s impact with a bird while entering the traffic pattern.Sep 2, 2022 · N78QB · Substantial damage NTSB NYC94LA156Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Wellsboro, PAThe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, which led to his misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway and collision with terrain, while on final approach to land. A factor related to the accident was: darkness.Aug 8, 1994 · N9673C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC87LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Lehighton, PADuring takeoff roll, the flight encountered a wind gust and the plt aborted the takeoff at about 1500 feet from the takeoff point. The acft continued to slide off the end of the runway, down a slope and across a road impacting two trees.Apr 19, 1987 · N43758 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC79FGM38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Greensburg, PAJul 30, 1979 · N69EJ · Destroyed NTSB NYC79FA028Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Palmerton, PAMar 4, 1979 · N5964V · Destroyed