# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31, CA

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 LAX93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA109.md): Piper PA-31 · Columbia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1993 · N16SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on short final approach. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which may have affected the pilot's perceptual awareness of the airport environment and the cues for a proper…
- [NTSB LAX80FVM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM36.md): Piper PA-31 · Morgan Hill, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1980 · N6628L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA025.md): Piper PA-31 · Oakland, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 12, 1977 · N6616L · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP031.md): Piper PA-31 · Novato, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 11, 1974 · N6565L · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX70A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0005.md): Piper PA-31 · Burbank, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 18, 1969 · N9150Y · Destroyed

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103103&state=CA

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