# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350: In flight collision with object

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 NYC05FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA028.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Vandalia, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 2004 · N54316 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude\clearance while on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in the accident were the fog and low ceiling conditions.
- [NTSB IAD04FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA030.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Ticonderoga, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2004 · N45032 · Destroyed
  > Reason for occurrence undetermined.
- [NTSB NYC02FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA168.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Sanderson, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2002 · N680HP · Destroyed
  > Physiological impairment or incapacitation likely related to the pilot's recent exacerbation of Crohn's disease. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct the flight in his current medical condition.
- [NTSB DEN01FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA161.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Pagosa Springs, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2001 · N161RB · Destroyed
  > the flight crews' intentional low altitude flight, and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
- [NTSB ANC00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA004.md): Piper PA-31 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1999 · N74923 · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB MIA99FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA263.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Moreland, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1999 · N27343 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude while executing a localizer approach. Contributing factors were low ceilings and dark night conditions as well as the trees.
- [NTSB CHI99FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA047.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Waterford, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1998 · N59902 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's descent below the decision height for the instrument approach.
- [NTSB SEA95LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA039.md): Piper PA-31-350 · La Grande, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1995 · N36PB · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance from higher terrain that was located near the airport. Factors related to the accident were: low ceiling, fog, false/incorrect indication of the NDB, failure of other personnel to properly issue a…
- [NTSB BFO89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA075.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1989 · N234J · Destroyed
  > Pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstructions because of improper IFR operation. Contributing to the accident was descent below decision height, delay in initiating the missed approach, and fog conditions.
- [NTSB ATL87FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA262.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Demopolis, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1987 · N117EV · Destroyed
  > The plt of an aircraft carrying an estimated 317 kilos of cocaine was attempting to land at an apt which did not have a published instrument approach procedure in IMC. Witnesses estimated that the visibility was no more than 1/2 mile in fog about 45 min after…
- [NTSB NYC85FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA125.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Latrobe, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 1985 · N66892 · Destroyed
  > Drg an IFR arrival, the acft was vectored for an NDB rwy 23 apch to the westmoreland county arpt. At the NDB final apch fix (8.1 mi from the rwy), the crew turned inbound & contd to the arpt. They contacted the tower & reported over the ILS outer marker (an…

## 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')
    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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103110&occurrence=220

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