NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 1990
12 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 | 9 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 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 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1990
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1990
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 DEN91LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Englewood, COThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CHI90GA273Incident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-3O · Cape Girardeau, MOExcessive play in the landing gear extension linkage. A factor in the incident was unreliability of the gear indicating system.NTSB SEA90FA165Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30-160 · Kalispell, MTFailure of the pilot to flare the aircraft for landing and to maintain its control during the attempted go-around (aborted landing). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, a number of runway edge lights that were either inoperative or hidden by…NTSB MIA90LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Delray Beach, FLThe loss of directional control during the initial climb following the reported loss of power from the left engine for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI90LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Webster, WIThe failure of the nose gear transmission mounting bracket which resulted in nose gear collapse during the landing roll.NTSB LAX90LA169Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · El Monte, CAThe failure of the pilot in command to adequately configure the aircraft for the takeoff portion of a touch and go.NTSB LAX90LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA30 · Sedona, AZThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system.NTSB CHI90FAMS2Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Charlevoix, MIThe probable cause of this accident is undetermined.NTSB MIA90LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Margate, FLLoss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in a forced landing. A factor in the accident was that the pilot did not follow the flight manual to ensure that the fuel tanks were filled to capacity.NTSB ATL90FA074Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Dayton, TNThe pilot's intentional use of an autopilot with known deficiencies. The pilot knowingly relied on this autopilot which malfunctioned in flight and resulted in his becoming spatially disorientated.NTSB MIA90IA072Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Tallahassee, FLProper glidepath not maintained.NTSB MIA90FA050Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Tallahassee, FLPilot factor in that he failed to maintain a/c control in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation caused by fixation of an undetermined light source.