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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-32RT-300, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. 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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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 ('7103215')
      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\" = 250))
  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.

NTSB ATL06FA122Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Hartsville, SCThe pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.Aug 18, 2006 · N31911 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN05FA066Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Broomfield, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factor's included the quartering tailwind, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making.Apr 7, 2005 · N3015L · DestroyedNTSB ATL02LA173Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · St. Simons Island, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a simulated emergency landing, and his delayed remedial action that resulted in a stall, and an uncontrolled collision with trees. A factor was the check pilot's inadaquate supervision of the check ride.Sep 21, 2002 · N607JW · Substantial damageNTSB DEN92LA065Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Leadville, COThe pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and maintain directional control. Factors included: the pilot allowing the airplane to lift off prematurely, and gusty crosswinds.Jun 30, 1992 · N109RH · DestroyedNTSB MIA90LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Hattiesburg, MSFailure of the pilot in command to attain adequate airspeed prior to liftoff during an attempted takeoff. The pilot then lost control of the airplane in flight. The pilot also delayed in his decision to abort the takeoff.Aug 24, 1990 · N289PC · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87FA172Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Nantucket, MAThe weather at the Nantucket airport was below the prescribed minima for the ILS approach to runway 24. A blanket broadcast had been made on the air traffic frequencies that the Nantucket weather was below the minima for most users and, thereafter, the…Jun 13, 1987 · N222HF · DestroyedNTSB MIA87FA031Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Columbus, MSThe acft departed Columbus, MS, en route to meridian, MS, to pick up cargo for a return flt to Columbus. The acft did not arrive at its destination and was later found in an open field about 2 miles southwest of the golden triangle regional airport in…Nov 12, 1986 · N21188 · Destroyed