# Accident 20041114032489A: Piper PA31350, San Antonio, TX, November 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2004, 17:18 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5336° N, 98.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5336&lon=-98.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40731-2005-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114032489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA020), Nov 14, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N40731), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during an ILS approach. Contributing factors were the prevailing instrument meteorological conditions( clouds, low ceiling and drizzle/mist), and the pilot's…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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