# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-310, 1996

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 MIA96LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA234.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Wassau Island, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1996 · N151JP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight and planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA140.md): Piper PA-31 · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1996 · N27518 · Substantial damage
  > An improper screw installation by an unknown individual into the instrument panel, which restricted movement of the gear handle resulting in premature disengagement of the normal landing gear extension system. A factor was one or more improperly adjusted nose…
- [NTSB IAD96FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA085.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 1996 · N103RW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA96IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA094.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Charlotte, NC · Incident · 1 fatal · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1996 · N7451L · No damage
  > fatal incapacitation of the pilot due to a heart attack.

## 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") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103102'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103102&year=1996

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