NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-260, 1997
7 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.
Cases per year
| 1965 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1967 | 32 |
| 1968 | 38 |
| 1969 | 34 |
| 1970 | 29 |
| 1971 | 37 |
| 1972 | 24 |
| 1973 | 26 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1975 | 24 |
| 1976 | 26 |
| 1977 | 27 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1979 | 18 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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\") = 1997
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
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" 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 NYC98FA041Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Pittsville, MDthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision and flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude while flying over wooded terrain. Factors…NTSB CHI98LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Lakeville, MNfuel starvation due a deteriorated grommet in an Adel clamp, and a loose mixture control cable.NTSB MIA98FA007Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 35-C33A · Robbins, NCfailure of the pilots in both aircraft to see-and-avoid each other's airplane (inadequate visual lookout), and failure of the Beech pilot to operate his airplane at a correct Visual Flight Rules (VFR) cruising altitude for his route of flight.NTSB IAD98FA001Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · College Park, MDThe pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during landing rollout and his delayed decision to abort the landing.NTSB MIA97LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision by flying at too low of an altitude to glide to shore for a forced landing.NTSB NYC97LA063Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Lincoln Park, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance due to his diverted attention in attempting to re-illuminate the runway lights, which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.NTSB CHI97LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · St. Ignace, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.