NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, AZ

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

19902026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, AZ per year, 1990–2026: 8 cases
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AZ' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND 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'))
  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 WPR13CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Casa Grande, AZThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's and the flight examiner's distracted attention.Jul 5, 2013 · N436PA · Substantial damageNTSB WPR11LA471Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's improper flare and hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear drag link in overstress.Sep 4, 2011 · N316PA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Gila Bend, AZThe flight crew's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Feb 27, 2008 · N318PA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX06CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZthe failure of both pilots to maintain Vmc and directional control during a go-around. Also causal was an inoperative engine caused by flight instructor's failure to ensure that the fuel system was correctly configured for two engine operation by moving the…Apr 30, 2006 · N449PA · Substantial damageNTSB 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 LAX04LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Phoenix, AZthe flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control. The reason for the partial power loss in the left engine was not determined.Nov 20, 2003 · N971PA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX99LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Prescott, AZThe pilot's misjudged landing flare resulting in a hard touchdown, and, his failure to adequately compensate for the existing crosswind condition and to maintain directional control during rollout on the wet runway.Mar 17, 1999 · N106BM · Substantial damageNTSB LAX91LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Prescott, AZThe failure of the main landing gear trunion attach fitting for undetermined reasons.Nov 12, 1990 · N39776 · Substantial damage