# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, 1994

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 LAX95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA045.md): Piper PA-23 · Oxnard, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 1994 · N2027P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft was secured prior to attempting an engine start by handpropping.
- [NTSB MIA94LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA197.md): Piper PA-23 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1994 · N556PR · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control following loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-commands improper aircraft preflight inspection and draining of fuel tanks and his lack of…
- [NTSB FTW94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA094.md): Piper PA-23 · Duncan, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1994 · N2297P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of the wrong engine for shut down. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA153.md): Piper PA-23-180 · Fairfield, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1994 · N2142P · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadvertent movement of the left engine propeller control into the feather position, his decision to by-pass suitable landing sites in an attempt to restart the left engine as the aircraft energy and performance capability…
- [NTSB CHI94LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA064.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Dowagiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1994 · N1346P · Substantial damage
  > was the pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Factors related to the accident were the icy, snow covered runway and poor preflight planning/preparation.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1994
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102302'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102302&year=1994

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