NTSB investigations: Piper PA-36-285, 1979

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-36-285. 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19732026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-36-285, 1979 per year, 1973–2026: 124 cases
1973	4
1974	4
1975	5
1976	15
1977	11
1978	19
1979	8
1980	9
1981	4
1982	4
1983	4
1984	3
1985	1
1987	3
1988	2
1989	1
1990	3
1991	1
1993	3
1996	1
1997	1
1999	1
2000	2
2002	1
2007	1
2008	2
2009	1
2010	2
2011	1
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2017	1
2019	1
2020	1
2024	1

Where

Open the map

Latest cases

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 year(c."eventDate") = 1979 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103610', '7103611')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1979
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103610', '7103611'))
  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") = 1979
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103610', '7103611'))
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 LAX79DUK20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Safford, AZSep 28, 1979 · N57759 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA79FKQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Tutwiler, MSAug 12, 1979 · N56664 · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FYP35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Lind, WAJul 14, 1979 · N57591 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79DXQ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Yerington, NVJun 27, 1979 · N57727 · Destroyed NTSB FTW79FPJ19Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-36 · Boise City, OKMay 27, 1979 · N9978P · Destroyed NTSB MIA79DLD69Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Bartow, FLMay 22, 1979 · N44465 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DYP23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Mesa, WAApr 25, 1979 · N9901P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVA21Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-36 · Los Banos, CAMar 14, 1979 · N9946P · Destroyed