NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, 2003

5 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.

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-44-180, 2003 per year, 1964–2026: 128 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2003
    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"

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NTSB IAD04LA005Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44 · Prospect, PAThe flight instructor's improper in-flight decision, which included an inappropriate altitude selection for intentional single engine operation. Factors were the inability of the flight instructor to restart the right engine for undetermined reasons, and the…Dec 23, 2003 · N432PA · Substantial damageNTSB 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 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 LAX03LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Livermore, CAthe pilots acceptance of a clearance meant for another aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the failure of departure controller to detect the pilot's incorrect read back and the controllers improper radio technique, which increased the chances of call…May 30, 2003 · N3060K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Blue Bell, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Feb 26, 2003 · N711AV · Substantial damage