# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, FL 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 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 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 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 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 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 NYC07IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07IA164.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2007 · N105GC · Minor damage > The mechanic's failure to secure the right engine cowling fasteners. Contributing to the incident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. - [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 MIA05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA011.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2004 · N61518 · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power in one engine. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate handling of the aircraft following failure of the right engine for his failure… - [NTSB MIA02FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA048.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Hollywood, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2002 · N3525Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate planning for a Title 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight, and his failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion while en route over the Atlantic Ocean, a power off glide, and ditching in the ocean. - [NTSB MIA95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA153.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1995 · N530JB · Substantial damage > The failure of maintenance personnel to comply with manufacturer inspection procedures for hydraulic lines resulting in the failure of the right main gear door line and loss of all hydraulic fluid. - [NTSB MIA94FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA020.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Orlando, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1993 · N27687 · Destroyed > Was in flight loss of control for failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain VMC shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was partial loss of engine power from the left engine due to partial blockage of several of the fuel injector nozzles. Also… - [NTSB MIA93LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA197.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fernandina Bch, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1993 · N456CB · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's excessive airspeed, his failure to touch down at the proper point on the runway, and his failure to abort the landing. - [NTSB MIA91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA070.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1991 · N27759 · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to follow proper procedures resulting in a gearup landing. - [NTSB MIA87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA024.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1986 · N27418 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he thought he had put the gear handle down but on touchdown the gear was up and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. Post crash examination of the landing gear system revealed that the landing gear was up when it contacted the runway… - [NTSB MIA86FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA112.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1986 · N55WE · Substantial damage > The flt was nearing completion of a 4.2 hr x-country flt & was aprx 7 miles from the dest when both engs quit due to fuel exhaustion. A forced ldg was performed. The plt stated the acft had departed with a full fuel load of 182 gals. The acft owner stated… - [NTSB MIA86FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA095.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Florida City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1986 · N49984 · Destroyed > The acft touched down on the top of a flood control dike approx 12 ft wide. The acft continued for about 1336 ft before the left wheel slid off the dike where the dike makes a slight curve to the right. The left gear was torn from the acft as it left the… - [NTSB MIA85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA082.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Key West, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1985 · N70CZ · Destroyed > The acft crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff on an unautorized flt. The plt was a student plt who worked as a refueler of acft. The student plt took the unattended parked acft without permission and went for a solo flt at sometime around 0200 hrs.… - [NTSB MIA84FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA265.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Bryceville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1984 · N74982 · Destroyed > Flt departed in instrument meteorological conditions. After departure plt failed to maintain assigned headings several times and had to be corrected by ATC. After 15 mins of flight the plt reported he was having problems with the right engine and would like… - [NTSB MIA84LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA250.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1984 · N4499B · Substantial damage > The coast guard was alerted to a ditched acft in the atlantic ocean near Marathon, FL. The CG found the wreckage of a PA-31 and 27 bales of marijuana in and around the wreckage. Two men in a life raft, whose cover was still in the acft, were arrested.… - [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… - [NTSB MIA82IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82IA110.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Tallahassee, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1982 · N41045 · Minor damage > While cruising at 8000 feet, the right alternator light came on and the pilot accomplished the required procedures for an alternator failure. Shortly thereafter, he noticed an area of discoloration on the inboard nacelle of the right engine and saw flames… - [NTSB MIA82DA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA103.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 1, 1982 · N3587D · Substantial damage > The pilot was taxiing to gate H-2 to pick up a charter passenger when the aircraft and a vehicle collided. The pilot reported that about five seconds before impact, he saw the vehicle approaching from his ten o'clock position. He applied the brakes, but the… - [NTSB MIA80FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA090.md): Piper PA-31 · Dania, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 10, 1980 · N27906 · 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" = 'FL' 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=FL --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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