NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-300
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-32R-300, where the first occurrence was “Undershoot”. 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
| 1983 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103213')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 390))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103213')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 390))
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 ANC00LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and subsequent undershoot during landing. Factors in the accident were light snow precipitation, flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and the absence of a visual approach slope indicator.NTSB CHI97LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Fargo, NDthe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, while on final approach to land, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway during the landing. The exposed runway lip was a related factor.NTSB BFO94LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Bedford, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.NTSB BFO94LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Berlin, NJThe pilot not maintaining clearance from obstacles (trees) during final approach which resulted in a collision with a tree and a subsequent uncontrolled descent until colliding with the ground.NTSB MIA94FA069Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Vicksburg, MSFailure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper glidepath while on a straight in approach resulting in the inflight collision with trees short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the dark night condition.NTSB BFO91LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R · Mitchellville, MDPilot failure to maintain altitude clearance above an obstacle after the aircraft encountered a downdraft.NTSB DEN84LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Rawlins, WYThe plt stated that the approach into Rawlins was normal but while on short final he realized that the acft was too low. The acft was actually lower then the runway which is located on a plateau. He attempted to correct but lost airspeed and landed short. The…NTSB NYC83LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Quakertown, PAThe acft touched down about 1 ft short of the rwy. The left gear & wing was damaged.