# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, AZ

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 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 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 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 LAX00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA043.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1999 · N27181 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's published emergency procedures for engine loss of power resulting in a forced landing in an open construction area where the airplane collided with a berm. A related factor was the loss of engine power in the…
- [NTSB LAX96FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA122.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1996 · N27989 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft after landing. Contributing to the accident was the icy runway conditions with poor braking.
- [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 LAX92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA058.md): Piper PA31-350 · Temple Bar, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1991 · N350MR · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's poor inflight decision by not electing to proceed to an alternate airport and to continue to the flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions. The low ceilings and visibilities across the flight route and…
- [NTSB LAX84LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA426.md): Piper PA-31-350 · San Carlos, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1983 · N3110M · Substantial damage
  > During a night landing on a road, the acft was damaged when it hit a berm. According to customs officials. The plt had circled while ground personnel placed rows of lights adjacent to the road, then he landed. There was evidence that illegal drugs had been…
- [NTSB LAX81DA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DA107.md): Piper PA-31 · Tusayan, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1981 · N27687 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA045.md): Piper PA-31 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1981 · N27661 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA053.md): Piper PA-31 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jun 25, 1977 · N54727 · 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" = 'AZ' 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 ('7103110', '7103125'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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