NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201, 1987

6 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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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-201, 1987 per year, 1977–2026: 136 cases
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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 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 ('7102816', '7102833'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA88LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Roseland, FLThe acft was preflighted approx 20 min after refueling with no discrepancies noted. The plt had difficulty starting the acft. Mechanics flushed the acft fuel lines and declared the acft ok. No water was found in the fuel sumps or strainer during the plts…Nov 19, 1987 · N36066 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW87LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R-201 · Houston, TXAccording to the pilot, during takeoff roll, and at the point of rotation the nose gear failed, causing the aircraft to drop down striking the runway with the prop. The aircraft then became airborne for approx. 15 sec. The pilot landed the aircraft on an…Jul 26, 1987 · N6083H · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Unity, OHThe CFI reported that he reduced pwr to near idle with the throttle, to have his student practice a simulated forced ldg. The engine subsequently lost pwr completely at about 400-500 ft AGL when he attempted to add pwr back so that the student could initiate…Jun 9, 1987 · N3965M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Falmouth, MAAbout 10 min aft TK0F, an oil line from the governor to the prop broke, causing oil to spray over the windshield, obscuring visibility. Shortly thereafter, the eng lost pwr with the prop in shallow pitch. A forced landing was made in trees with the gear and…May 17, 1987 · N30694 · Substantial damageNTSB 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 damageNTSB ATL87FA104Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Rhine, GAThe non-instrumented rated plt continued into an area of known wx conditions. The left wing separated in flight. Failure of it was typical of overload fractures. The wreckage was scattered over an area about 3500 feet long and 200 feet wide.Apr 3, 1987 · N47887 · Destroyed