# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, 2000

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 ANC01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA027.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Deadhorse, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N63MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were clouds, fog, dusk light conditions, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight prior to nightfall.
- [NTSB DEN01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA005.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2000 · N159SW · Substantial damage
  > Total failure of the right forward inboard landing gear door hinge pin for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA179.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Blanding, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2000 · N114SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear for landing. A factor was diverted attention.
- [NTSB ANC00LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA133.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Emmonak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2000 · N4105D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued operation of the airplane on unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent failure of the main landing gear torque link. Factors in the accident were rough and uneven runways, and inadequate surveillance of airport facilities/runway conditions…
- [NTSB LAX00FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA310.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Hilo, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2000 · N923BA · Substantial damage
  > Deterioration and failure of the oil filter converter plate gasket, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent in-flight fire.
- [NTSB ATL00FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA081.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Lumber City, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2000 · N801MW · Destroyed
  > Pilot's failure to follow instrument procedures and descended below approach minimums and collided with trees. A factor was low clouds.
- [NTSB DCA00MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA080.md): Piper PA-31 Navajo · Burlington Twp., NJ · Accident · 11 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2000 · N27944 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilots of the two airplanes to see and avoid each other and maintain proper airspace separation during visual flight rules flight.
- [NTSB LAX00LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA277.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2000 · N600EE · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture and separation of the No. 6 cylinder fuel injector line due to the company maintenance personnel's failure to comply with an Airworthiness Directive. A factor in the accident was the company's decision to operate the aircraft in…
- [NTSB DEN00FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA102.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Kiowa, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2000 · N67BJ · Destroyed
  > the flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while practicing stall maneuvers, which resulted in an inadvertent spin.
- [NTSB ANC00IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA063.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Tanana, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2000 · N3536B · Minor damage
  > An in-flight oil leak due to the deterioration of oil filter adapter plate gasket material, and the supplier's distribution of inadequate material. A factor associated with the accident was the engine manufacturer's inadequate quality control.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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