# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA400.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Rush City, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2025 · N14SS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the airplane glide path which resulted in the inadvertent descent below the approach minimum descent altitude and the impact with trees.
- [NTSB ERA20LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA287.md): Piper PA34 · Groton, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2020 · N41382 · Substantial damage
  > The reported partial loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN19FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA238.md): Piper PA34 · Gainesville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 28, 2019 · N456AG · Destroyed
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach with asymmetric engine power, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA18CA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA559.md): Piper PA34 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2018 · N88AG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction’s failure to maintain the twin-engine airplane’s minimum control airspeed with one engine inoperative and the flight instructor’s distraction when reconfiguring the airplane following the simulated engine failure, which resulted in…
- [NTSB ERA18FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA194.md): Piper PA34 · Miami, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2018 · N16281 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots in both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged nearly head-on at the same altitude.
- [NTSB ERA18LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA178.md): Piper PA 34-200 · Umatilla, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2018 · N56213 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel ‘s failure to complete and verify the proper installation of the main landing gear (MLG) torque links’ attachment hardware, which resulted in the right MLG torque link disconnecting and the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain…
- [NTSB CEN18LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA165.md): Piper PA 34-200 · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2018 · N99GN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain a safe operating airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to monitor the pilot's airspeed control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA093.md): Piper PA 34 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2016 · N2844T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s decision to continue to taxi the airplane to the parking area with a known brake malfunction, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with a parked airplane.
- [NTSB ERA16LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA295.md): Piper PA34 · Hollywood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2016 · N16499 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with an airworthiness directive for the propeller, which resulted in a propeller hub failure due to fatigue.
- [NTSB CEN14LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA220.md): Piper PA 34-200 · Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2014 · N56755 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of right brake effectiveness during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 ('7103405')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence?model=7103405

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