NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, 2000
10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-38-112. 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
| 1964 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 40 |
| 1980 | 40 |
| 1981 | 43 |
| 1982 | 42 |
| 1983 | 37 |
| 1984 | 28 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1986 | 28 |
| 1987 | 20 |
| 1988 | 36 |
| 1989 | 38 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Where
Open the mapLatest cases
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\") = 2000
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103812'))
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") = 2000
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103812'))
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 LAX00FA354Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.NTSB CHI00LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Coopersville, MIfuel starvation due to the blocked carburetor. Factors relating to the accident were the foreign object (tab), the improper maintenance performed on the carburetor, and the corn crop.NTSB LAX00LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing to the runway, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.NTSB LAX00LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Selma, CAA cracked plastic fuel selector handle that precluded proper engagement of the internal mechanism to fully select a port, and left it in an intermediate position, restricting the fuel supply to the engine, which subsequently lead to a loss of engine power.NTSB MIA00LA194Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Montgomery, ALthe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control upon encountering variable winds during the landing flare/touchdown and his failure to recover from the resulting bounced landing which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.NTSB NYC00LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Cheswold, DEThe instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors included the instructor's failure to take positive control of the airplane, and the student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach.NTSB MIA00LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Steens, MSthe flight instructor failed to maintain control of the airplane after landing, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors in this accident were the flight instructor allowed the student to get too fast and high on the approach.NTSB LAX00LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Fresno, CAThe student pilot's loss of directional control on takeoff that resulted in a collision with a taxiway surface.NTSB CHI00LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Alma, MIthe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.NTSB LAX00LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Kernville, CAFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's in-flight decision to not refuel the airplane at an en route stop as planned.