# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-310: Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf

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 MIA98FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA200.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Miami, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1998 · N7578L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which led to fuel contamination and subsequent loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain single engine flying speed (VMC).
- [NTSB CHI95LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA283.md): Piper PA-31 · Ironwood, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1995 · N9123Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff. A factor was the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB SEA95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA177.md): Piper PA-31 · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1995 · N9111Y · Substantial damage
  > improper adjustment of the engine fuel control units by company maintenance personnel which led to excessive fuel flow and subsequent partial loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the accident were the rough terrain and high density altitude.
- [NTSB MIA83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA064.md): Piper PA-31 · Miami Lakes, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1983 · N9003Y · Destroyed
  > The plt & a prospective buyer/passenger were on a local demonstration flt. Prior to this flt, the acft had been parked for nearly 1 yr. Since the last annual inspection on 1/12/82, it had been flown only 66 hrs. During the preflt, the plt found the fuel tanks…

## 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 ('7103102')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 352))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103102&occurrence=352

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