NTSB investigations: Piper PA-36-285, 1983
4 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.
Cases per year
| 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 |
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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\") = 1983
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") = 1983
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" 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 LAX83LA430Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36 · Huron, CAThe plt was spraying lettuce fields on a dark night. According to him, the wind was blowing from the north northwest & gusting to 12 KTS. He reported that during a turn-around over a plowed field, the wind was blowing dust which affected his visibility &…NTSB SEA83FA162Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36 · Firth, IDAccording to witnesses, the acft was overheard returning to the strip for a second load. Reportedly, it went into a steep bank at about 70 ft AGL & turned toward the strip. As the wings leveled, sounds of high eng power ceased & the acft descend to the…NTSB FTW83LA266Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Anson, TXAccording to the plt, while in flt, the eng was running smooth, but seemed to lack power. He checked the instruments & noted that the manifold pressure & eng RPM were normal. Then while at aprx 60 ft AGL, all power was lost. Subsequently, the acft crashed on…NTSB LAX83LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Tipton, CADuring takeoff, at aprx 80 ft AGL, the eng backfired then lost power. The plt chose an open field for an emergency landing while trying to dump the load. While landing, the acft bounced, rolled about 600 ft, then hit a dirt berm & subsequently came to rest in…