Final NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30
822 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-30. 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
| 1964 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 37 |
| 1966 | 52 |
| 1967 | 56 |
| 1968 | 33 |
| 1969 | 43 |
| 1970 | 36 |
| 1971 | 33 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1973 | 33 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1975 | 17 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 27 |
| 1979 | 17 |
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1981 | 12 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103002'))
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103002'))
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 CEN26LA225Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Meridian, MSThe total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure.NTSB ERA26LA190Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Enterprise, ALThe pilot’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent forced landing into trees.NTSB WPR26LA007Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Gila Bend, AZThe pilot’s improper throttle input and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.NTSB CEN25LA361Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Caro, MIThe pilot’s failure to remove the tow bar before flight.NTSB ERA25LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Anderson, SCThe pilots’ overcorrection during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inability to correct the pilot’s actions because due to brakes only being installed on the…NTSB CEN25LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · New Orleans, LAThe failure of a landing gear torque arm which resulted in a landing gear collapse and runway excursion.NTSB CEN25LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Springfield, MOThe flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear…NTSB WPR24LA275Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Concord, CAThe failure of the main landing gear to extend and lock for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was a mechanical failure of the manual landing gear release mechanism due to inadequate clearance…NTSB CEN24LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Alamosa, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with an excessive touchdown speed that resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN23FA284Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Sherman, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to feather the left propeller following the loss of engine power.NTSB ERA23FA274Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Claxton, GAThe flight crew’s improper fuel management, which resulted in the airplane’s right engine being starved of fuel and its subsequent total loss of power.NTSB ERA23FA270Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Ebensburg, PAThe pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR23LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Nephi, UTA total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination as a result of the inadequate removal of fuel system corrosion during previous maintenance.NTSB ERA23LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · St. Augustine, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB ERA23FA067Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Winston-Salem, NCContamination and/or misalignment of the regulator section of the right engine’s fuel servo, which resulted in excessive idle fuel flow and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to land immediately on the nearest runway at the…NTSB WPR23LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Tucson, AZThe pilot’s loss of control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB ERA23LA005Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Milan, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination.NTSB WPR22LA313Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · St Ignatius, MTA partial loss of power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN22FA145Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Pond Creek, OKThe pilot’s loss of control of the airplane, resulting in an in-flight breakup.NTSB ERA22LA138Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Farmingdale, NYThe flight crew’s failure to verify the landing gear position prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was an overload in the landing gear motor electrical circuit which resulted in the circuit breaker opening, preventing the landing gear from extending.NTSB CEN22LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Houston, TXThe instructed pilot and the flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing resulting in a wheels up landing.NTSB ERA22LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Newport Richie, FLA loss of directional control on landing for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA22FA047Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA30 · Rock Hill, SCThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting a landing gear indication, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.NTSB ERA22LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Waverly, TNThe pilot’s improper pre-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR21LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Corvallis, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a simulated engine out landing which resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Wanatah, INThe pilots’ fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power to both engines.NTSB CEN21LA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Navasota, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB WPR20LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA30 · Homer, AKThe pilot’s improper flare which resulted in a hard bounced landing and runway excursion.NTSB WPR20LA308Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Billings, MTThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA20LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Alabaster, ALA loss of control and lack of climb performance shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, resulting in a collision with terrain.NTSB WPR20LA223Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Vaughn, NMThe total loss of power in the right engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer-recommended procedure after the loss of power in the right engine.NTSB WPR20LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Salem, ORA fatigue failure of the right main landing gear trunnion.NTSB WPR20LA111Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Eagle Creek, ORThe pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff due to his left shoe’s interference with the rudder pedal.NTSB GAA20CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Opa Locka, FLThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to relinquish the flight controls to the flight instructor during a simulated engine failure during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane touching down in a left banking attitude and the landing gear collapsing.NTSB WPR19LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Phoenix, AZThe failure of the landing gear due to the nose gear being positioned to the far right during retraction, which caused the nose gear to jam upon retraction.NTSB ERA19FA170Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Naples, FLIncapacitation of the pilot due to a birdstrike through the windshield in front of the pilot's position, while on approach to land.NTSB CEN19FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Marion, INThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of the left engine power shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the loss of left…NTSB GAA18CA381Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Goodyear, AZThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA18LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Vero Beach, FLThe collapse of all three landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN17FA297Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA30 · Topeka, KSThe failure of the pilot and flight instructor to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.NTSB WPR17FA108Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Haines, AKThe pilot's decision to turn toward the inoperative engine after conducting a low-level pass, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform the flight and the engine…NTSB CEN16LA380Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Mineral Wells, TXThe pilot's fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines and their subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB CEN16FA276Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Plainfield, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an en route climb near convective activity, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, an uncontrolled descent, and a subsequent in-flight breakup due to an exceedance of the airplane's design load…NTSB ERA16LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Dublin, GAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll following a landing approach in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA15FA378Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain single-engine minimum controllable airspeed following a loss of right engine power during initial climb. Also causal was the loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the…NTSB CEN15LA357Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Clifton, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control during a precautionary landing following a total loss of power to one engine. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available information.NTSB WPR15LA136Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA30 - NO Series · Red Bluff, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR14LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Othello, WAThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR14LA269Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Kalispell, MTThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and checks, during which he failed to determine the quantity and distribution of the fuel, which resulted in the loss of right engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR14LA169Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA30 - NO Series · Bullhead City, AZThe pilot's mismanagement of the throttle and propeller controls during the attempted go-around after encountering turbulence, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and climb rate and a subsequent forced landing and impact with terrain.…