# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-160, 2000

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 FTW01FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA007.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Cotulla, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2000 · N3390P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Also contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to feather the engine.
- [NTSB FTW00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA205.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Rio Grande City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2000 · N4322P · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the pilot flying the airplane with known deficiencies, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA193.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2000 · N3317P · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's failure to follow procedures/directives and his misjudgment of distance/altitude following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being attained, an off airport landing being…
- [NTSB MIA00FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA163.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Titusville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 2000 · N3492P · Destroyed
  > The failure of the PIC to maintain control of the aircraft while in the simulated engine inoperative configuration in the landing pattern during a checkout flight resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees. A factor in the accident is the…
- [NTSB ATL00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA029.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Titusville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N441WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.

## 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") = 2000
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102304&year=2000

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