# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 2014

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 WPR14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA298.md): Piper PA 30 · Othello, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2014 · N7981Y · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB WPR14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA269.md): Piper PA 30 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2014 · N7350Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and checks, during which he failed to determine the quantity and distribution of the fuel, which resulted in the loss of right engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR14LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA169.md): Piper PA30 - NO Series · Bullhead City, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2014 · N7880Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the throttle and propeller controls during the attempted go-around after encountering turbulence, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and climb rate and a subsequent forced landing and impact with terrain.…
- [NTSB ERA14WA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA187.md): Piper PA-30 · Collagna, Italy · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Apr 4, 2014 · N678AL · Destroyed
  > On April 4, 2014, at 0920 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Piper PA-30, N678AL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during cruise flight near Collagna, Italy. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was operated by a private…
- [NTSB ERA14LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA133.md): Piper PA-30 · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2014 · N931JS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## 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") = 2014
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103002&year=2014

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