# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, 1995

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 CHI96FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA052.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Steuben, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1995 · N54791 · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to select alternate air. Darkness and snowy weather conditions were related factors.
- [NTSB CHI96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA048.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Laupahoehoe, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1995 · N6687Y · Destroyed
  > the pilot falling asleep at the controls due to fatigue. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the dark night.
- [NTSB NYC96FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA024.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Ashville, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1995 · N62620 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during an approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: the night and adverse weather conditions.
- [NTSB ATL96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA010.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Isbela Segunda, PR · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1995 · N250HP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft resulting in a stall. A factor was the mechanic's failure to properly maintain the forward baggage door locking mechanism.
- [NTSB BFO96IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96IA012.md): Piper PA-23 · Beckley, WV · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1995 · N65SC · Minor damage
  > an in-flight fire (behind the right side of the instrument panel), which occurred for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB MIA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA005.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1995 · N4587P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on landing resulted in a loss of control, sliding off the runway into a rock collapsing the landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX95LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA314.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Marana, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1995 · N7156T · Destroyed
  > the pilot's poor installation of the propeller which allowed the propeller to become loose, and the pilot's improper emergency procedure by feathering the wrong propeller.
- [NTSB LAX95LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA286.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Overgaard, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1995 · N14361 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of the mixture controls, failure to maintain a proper glidepath, failure to maintain an adequate approach airspeed, and failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB FTW95LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA327.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1995 · N76SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector resulting in fuel starvation and the failure of the pilot to follow the published emergency procedures for propeller feathering. Factors were the fence and the trees.
- [NTSB MIA95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA170.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Winstonville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1995 · N6323Y · Substantial damage
  > Poor preflight planning/preparation and clearance not maintained by the pilot in command.
- [NTSB MIA95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA166.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1995 · N25AT · Substantial damage
  > Unknown.
- [NTSB MIA95LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA148.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1995 · N949BW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper draining of the fuel sumps during preflight inspection of the airplane. This resulted in a partial loss of engine power on the left engine on initial take off climb due to water contamination, subsequent forced landing, collapse of the…
- [NTSB CHI95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA171.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1995 · N40540 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the nose wheel collar assembly as a result of the loss of a bolt.
- [NTSB MIA95FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA141.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1995 · N5832Y · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his intentional operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in equipment which resulted in an inadvertent stall at an altitude inadequate for recovery.…
- [NTSB CHI95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA234.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Michigan City, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1995 · N6092Y · Substantial damage
  > reason for the occurrence was undetermined.
- [NTSB MIA95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA098.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Venice, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1995 · N346PB · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Failure of the globe GC-1B (swift) pilot to see the Piper PA-23 in time to avoid a collision, and the Piper PA-23 pilot's delay in initiating remedial action to avoid the collision.
- [NTSB CHI95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA086.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1995 · N62711 · Substantial damage
  > an inadequate windshield deicing system for the inflight icing encountered, airframe icing, and the pilot's inability to maintain a proper descent rate. Factors associated with this accident were an inadequate weather forecast and icing conditions.

## 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") = 1995
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102308'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102308&year=1995

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