# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, 1998

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 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 ANC99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA014.md): Piper PA-31 · Point Lay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1998 · N3542H · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath. Factors associated with this accident were the airport not having a VASI system installed, and the lack of visual perception for the pilot.
- [NTSB DEN99FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA016.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Hayden, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1998 · N35533 · Destroyed
  > The pilot not following instrument procedures and subsequently descended to minimums prematurely. Factors were the mountainous terrain and the falling snow.
- [NTSB NYC99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA005.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1998 · N3543A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue to operate the airplane with inoperative equipment which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the inoperative fuel quantity gauges, and the night conditions.
- [NTSB ANC98LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA167.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Noorvik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1998 · N4112D · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the pilot to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [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 FTW98IA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98IA361.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1998 · N66906 · Minor damage
  > A hydraulic failure due to a ruptured hydraulic line, preventing the extension of the nose and right main landing gear.
- [NTSB ANC98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA120.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1998 · N3527U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB LAX98FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA106.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Novato, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1998 · N257NW · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after initiating a descent over mountainous terrain at night and under marginal VFR conditions. The pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at class with enough time remaining to take the final…
- [NTSB ANC98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA020.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Nome, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1998 · N7678L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB LAX98WA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98WA073.md): Piper PA-31 · Philippines · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 9, 1998 · N4111M · Substantial damage

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1998
  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&year=1998

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