NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-44-180, 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.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180 per year, 1982–2026: 9 cases
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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 ('7104402', '7104406')
      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"

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NTSB LAX04FA207Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Wittmann, AZThe flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/spin while maneuvering the airplane with a dual student.May 13, 2004 · N4144C · DestroyedNTSB ATL03FA104Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Battleboro, NCThe certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.Jun 8, 2003 · N578TP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI99FA003Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Howell, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain/exceed the Vmc airspeed during a go-around maneuver. Contributing factors were the shutting down of the left engine and the lack of recent experience in the type operation.Oct 9, 1998 · N3040A · DestroyedNTSB LAX97FA027Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Indio Hills, CAthe pilot's spatial disorientation which led to a loss of aircraft control, and exceeding the aircraft's structural design limits after the aircraft had entered a descending spiral. The pilot's lack of instrument flight currency and the dark night were…Oct 28, 1996 · N2157P · DestroyedNTSB MIA94LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Bunnell, FLFailure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to maintain minimum control speed (VMC) during the go-around, which resulted in a loss of control. A factor related to the accident was: the delay by the dual student to extend the landing gear.Apr 2, 1994 · N8303G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL92LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Kennesaw, GAThe dual student's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. Factors were: wind gusts, wind shear and turbulence.Mar 19, 1992 · N21040 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Stuart, FLThe instructor pilot's failure to correct the loss of airspeed resulting from the student's incorrect control input while on approach to land.Apr 12, 1990 · N109SA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA89FA146Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Fort Pierce, FLInadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI), and failure of the crew to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent loss of engine power from possible interruption of fuel.May 9, 1989 · N2231M · DestroyedNTSB CHI83FA042Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Mccutchanville, INAt about 0401 EST, the pilot took off on an IFR flight and was cleared to climb and maintain 6000 ft MSL. Radar contact was established at about 0402. After about another 30 seconds, radar contact was lost. The aircraft impacted about 3 to 4 mi from the…Nov 19, 1982 · N2161N · Destroyed