NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-260, AL

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-32-260. 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

19672026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-260, AL per year, 1967–2026: 10 cases
1967	1
1968	1
1970	1
1971	2
1972	1
1973	1
1974	2
1977	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'AL' 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 ('7103206')) 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\" = 'AL' 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 ('7103206'))
  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" = 'AL' 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 ('7103206'))
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 MIA77FA072Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Clanton, ALJul 29, 1977 · N8663N · Destroyed NTSB MIA75FKJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Tarrant City, ALSep 23, 1974 · N41481 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Grove Hill, ALAug 4, 1974 · N3916W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA74AM045Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Evergreen, ALNov 20, 1973 · N8665N · Destroyed NTSB MIA72AM107Accident · 7 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Fort Payne, ALApr 9, 1972 · N3953W · Destroyed NTSB MIA72DKJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Montgomery, ALNov 16, 1971 · N8660N · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72DKJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Gadsden, ALAug 8, 1971 · N4726S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA71DKJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Marion Junctn, ALAug 2, 1970 · N5598J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA69D0248Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Gadsden, ALNov 4, 1968 · N3441W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0424Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Eufala, ALDec 25, 1967 · N3936W · Substantial damage