# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350: Loss of engine power 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 SEA06FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA139.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Easton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2006 · N40ST · Destroyed > The loss of power in both engines for undetermined reasons while in cruise flight, leading to an attempted forced landing. Factors include unfavorable winds at the site of the forced landing, and trees off the approach end of the grass runway the pilot was… - [NTSB MIA05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA149.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2005 · N318JL · Substantial damage > The reported loss of engine power from the left engine, and the failure of the left propeller to feather for undetermined reasons, resulting in the inability to maintain altitude, and subsequent ditching. - [NTSB NYC05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA103.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Beverly, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2005 · N615SN · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point while conducting a precautionary landing. A factor was the partial loss of power to one engine for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB CHI03IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA069.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Goodland, KS · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2003 · N9247L · Minor damage > The partial loss of engine power to both engines for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's improper in-flight decision to not land at the nearest available airport. - [NTSB FTW03LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA046.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2002 · N698VW · Substantial damage > The propeller shaft seal leak resulting in an in-flight fire. - [NTSB NYC01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA116.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Nahant, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 2001 · N3558G · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons. A factor in this accident was the pilot's failure to visual check the airplane's fuel quantity prior to takeoff. - [NTSB CHI99LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA256.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Salina, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1999 · N97MA · Substantial damage > the inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion and the operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies in equipment by the pilot. - [NTSB ANC99FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99FA074.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Tanana, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1999 · N41078 · Destroyed > Undetermined. - [NTSB ANC98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA143.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1998 · N4072A · Substantial damage > A total loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB MIA97LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA155.md): Piper PA31-350 · St Thomas · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1997 · N4088G · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of power in the right engine, by failing to shutdown the right engine and feather the right propeller. This resulted in the aircraft being unable to maintain altitude and a subsequent ditching in… - [NTSB LAX97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA154.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1997 · N27659 · Destroyed > The loss of engine power in one engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the aircraft's diminished single engine performance during the early portion of the overweight ferry flight. - [NTSB DCA95MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA019.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Tusayan, AZ · Accident · 8 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1995 · N27245 · Destroyed > a loss of power on one engine for an undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's improper decision to return to the departure airport for landing which neccessitated maneuvering over increasingly higher terrain. Factors in the accident were: the high gusting… - [NTSB BFO92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA033.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Qioquinton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1992 · N27613 · Substantial damage > Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion because of an open crossfeed fuel line drain valve. - [NTSB LAX88FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA075.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Maunaloa, HI · Accident · 8 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1987 · N712AN · Destroyed > The flight was to be flown across a 22 mile channel between islands on an overcast night with no moon and no ground reference lights. The aircraft disappeared from radar and, after extensive searches, could not be found. A three dimensional flight track was… - [NTSB NYC87LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA156.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Cooperstown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1987 · N59728 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated he departed farmingdale with two plus hours of fuel on board. After approximately 40-50 minutes of flight, the right low fuel pressure light and right fuel pump light flashed steady red. The pilot rechecked his calculations and determined he… - [NTSB LAX87LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA030.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Eleele Kauai, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1986 · N33WH · Substantial damage > A Piper pa 31-350 lost power and collided with sign posts after landing on a road. It was reported to the FAA that the aircraft's right engine was producing partial power and the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude on the left engine. The pilot never… - [NTSB LAX83FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA055.md): Piper PA-31-350 · 500 Nm E, Honolulu, HI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1982 · N74957 · Destroyed > The acft departed oakland, CA at 1733 PST on a night flight to honolulu, HI. The flt proceeded without incident until aprx 0050 PST when the plt advised that the left eng was slowly losing oil pressure. At that time, the acft was at an alt of 6000 ft. at… - [NTSB FTW83FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA027.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1982 · N41045 · Destroyed > The aircraft crashed and burned shortly after taking off in darkness on an IFR flight plan. The weather was reported as indefinite ceiling, zero obscuration, visibility 1/4 mi with fog, wind 120 deg at 5 KTS. A number of witnesses heard the aircraft, both… - [NTSB MIA82AA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82AA177.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Near Lakeland, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Sep 2, 1982 · N62957 · Destroyed > The flt was conducting single-eng flt tests with the inboard gear doors removed & was being photographed by a chase acft. At the end of the tests the plt was unable to restart the left eng & returned for a single-eng landing. The plt overshot the landing… ## 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" = 350)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103110&occurrence=350 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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