# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350 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. Page 1 of 7 · 302 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB GAA26WA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA092.md): Piper PA31 · Las Cayes, Haiti · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 3, 2026 · N45SR - [NTSB ANC26LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA005.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Eek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2025 · N4112D · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of directional control when the airplane encountered snow and ice on the runway while landing at night in gusting crosswind conditions. - [NTSB ANC25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA016.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N59826 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate. - [NTSB CEN25LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA060.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Victoria, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2024 · N818BR · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ANC24LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA074.md): Piper PA31 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2024 · N9FW · Substantial damage > The pilot's continuation of an unstabilized approach and his failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude and airspeed during the approach, resulting in a loss of control. - [NTSB CEN23LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA370.md): Piper PA31 · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N3589X · Substantial damage > The loosening of a connecting rod cap nut for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a mechanical failure of the engine and an in-flight fire. - [NTSB GAA23WA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA240.md): Piper PA-31-350 · North Eleuthera, Bahamas · Incident · Class 4 · Foreign · Aug 19, 2023 · N122AW · No damage - [NTSB ANC23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA036.md): Piper PA31 · Point Thomson, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N34WM · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadvertent descent below the published minimum descent altitude, while operating in flat light conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. - [NTSB ERA23LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA112.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Middlefield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2023 · N101MA · Substantial damage > A runway overrun during a precautionary landing following a total loss of right engine power due to detonation and subsequent oil starvation. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to lower the flaps and the excessive airspeed at touchdown. - [NTSB CEN22LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA381.md): Piper PA31 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2022 · N317AK · Substantial damage > A hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage. - [NTSB WPR22FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA055.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Medford, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 6, 2021 · N64BR · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb into clouds due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. - [NTSB ERA22LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA048.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2021 · N3VM · Substantial damage > The collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined. - [NTSB GAA21WA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA076.md): Piper PA-31-350 · South Bimini, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · Apr 17, 2021 · N827RD · Substantial damage - [NTSB GAA21WA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA051.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Buitron, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 3, 2021 · N640WA · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA20LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA331.md): Piper PA31 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 19, 2020 · N257SH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue to the destination following the loss of engine power to the first engine. - [NTSB ANC20CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA044.md): Piper PA31 · Buckland, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2020 · N88TG · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction by the condition of the runway and his failure to use the Before Landing checklist. - [NTSB ANC20LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA013.md): Piper PA31 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2020 · N4112K · Substantial damage > The improper installation of a hydraulic line at the right main landing gear (MLG) unlock actuator, which resulted in a total loss of system hydraulic pressure and failure of the landing gear to extend. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the… - [NTSB ANC20FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA007.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Cooper Landing, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 30, 2019 · N4087G · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during gusty wind and reduced visibility night conditions. - [NTSB ERA19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA124.md): Piper PA31 · Madeira, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2019 · N400JM · Substantial damage > Fuel starvation to the left engine and the resulting loss of engine power to that engine, and a loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed. - [NTSB ANC19CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19CA010.md): Piper PA31 · Chignik Lagoon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2019 · N995AK · Substantial damage > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable runway for landing, which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion. - [NTSB WPR18LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA184.md): Piper PA31 · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2018 · N621PG · Substantial damage > The failure of the airplane’s nose wheel steering/centering mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion. - [NTSB ERA18LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA157.md): Piper PA 31 · Amagansett, NY · Accident · 4 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2018 · N41173 · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to fly under a thunderstorm and a subsequent encounter with turbulence and restricted visibility in heavy rain, which resulted in a loss of control. - [NTSB GAA17CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA570.md): Piper PA 31 · Saipan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N4078J · Substantial damage > Impact with multiple birds while retracting the landing gear, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right inboard main landing gear door actuator hose and prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear. - [NTSB CEN17LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA166.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Covington, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2017 · N3548J · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB GAA16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA126.md): Piper PA31 · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2016 · N102WM · Substantial damage > An inadvertent collision with birds during final approach at night. - [NTSB GAA16LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA087.md): Piper PA 31 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2015 · N27405 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. - [NTSB GAA16CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA051.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Portland, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 17, 2015 · N555RG · Substantial damage > The failure of the fuel truck driver to see and avoid the taxiing airplane. - [NTSB ERA16LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA026.md): Piper PA31 · Weston, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2015 · N55GK · Substantial damage > The pilot's feathering of the incorrect propeller following a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from maintenance personnel’s failure to reinstall the flapper valve in the right main fuel tank. Contributing to the accident… - [NTSB ANC15CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA027.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2015 · N4079H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the approach to landing while distracted and his failure to complete the landing checklist. - [NTSB CEN15LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA147.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2015 · N727SC · Substantial damage > The collapse of the nose and right main landing gears during landing for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. - [NTSB CEN15LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA117.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Goodland, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2015 · N66906 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management and failure to conduct the engine failure emergency procedures and his improper conduct of the forced landing, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and the subsequent high-energy impact with… - [NTSB CEN15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA006.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Glenham, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2014 · N300VF · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in losses of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB WPR14FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA124.md): Piper PA31 · Lanai City, HI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2014 · N483VA · Substantial damage > The pilot’s spatial disorientation while turning during flight in dark night conditions and terrain-induced turbulence, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from a sedating antihistamine. - [NTSB ERA14LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA022.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Franklin, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2013 · N555GK · Substantial damage > The failure of the left main landing gear brake line during landing due to the loss of hydraulic fluid. Contributing to the accident was a fatigue crack through the brake line that had formed due to contact with a swaged sleeve as a result of exfoliation… - [NTSB WPR13CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA245.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2013 · N969BD · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel planning. - [NTSB ANC13CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA023.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Dutch Harbor, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2013 · N15PR · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind capability, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during the landing roll. - [NTSB ERA13FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA096.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Leesburg, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2012 · N78WM · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of power in both engines during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of prescription and illicit drugs, which likely impaired… - [NTSB WPR13FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA072.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Payson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2012 · N62959 · Substantial damage > The airplane’s inadvertent encounter, in night instrument meteorological conditions, with unforecast strong up- and downdrafts and possibly severe airframe icing conditions (which likely included supercooled large droplets that the airplane was not… - [NTSB ERA12CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA218.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2012 · N4083Y · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with birds during cruise flight. - [NTSB ANC12CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA015.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Hughes, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2011 · N9FW · Substantial damage > The pilot did not clear the area surrounding the airplane prior to taxi, resulting in the airplane contacting a piece of baggage. - [NTSB ANC12CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA012.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Kaltag, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 8, 2011 · N300ED · Substantial damage > The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue. - [NTSB CEN12FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA086.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Riverwoods, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2011 · N59773 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane after using illicit drugs. - [NTSB WPR11CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA299.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2011 · N59798 · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a bird at low altitude. - [NTSB OPS11IA653](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS11IA653.md): Beech 1900C · Fairbanks, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2011 · N121WV · 2 aircraft · No damage > Inadequate air traffic control actions that failed to establish and maintain required separation between the two airplanes. Contributing to the incident was inexperience on the part of the local controller, inadequate oversight by the tower… - [NTSB ERA11LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA240.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Richmond, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2011 · N3547C · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the ground. - [NTSB ERA11LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA141.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2011 · N31NW · Substantial damage > An in-flight overload failure of the left elevator inboard balance weight rib for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ANC11LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA006.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Saint Michael, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2010 · N45052 · Substantial damage > The loss of directional control during landing due to a flat nose wheel tire, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees. - [NTSB ERA11LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA037.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2010 · N350RL · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to ditch the airplane after a reported partial loss of engine power and overheat on one engine for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ERA10WA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA489.md): Piper PA-31-350 · South Bimini, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 19, 2010 · N84859 · Substantial damage > On September 19, 2010, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA31-350, N84859, registered to Spirit Air Inc, and operated by Pioneer Air Services was on initial climb out when the lower half of the main cabin door came open. The pilot reversed his course and… - [NTSB ANC10CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA031.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Eek, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2010 · N77HV · Substantial damage > An in-flight collisions with two Cackling Geese (Branta Hutchinsii). Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=7103110&page=2 ## 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 ('7103110', '7103125')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103110 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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