# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-300, 1994

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 SEA95FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA031.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Grantsville, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1994 · N175MC · Destroyed
  > The VFR pilot's attempt to continue the flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ATL94FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA171.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Glenville, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1994 · N73AW · Destroyed
  > The fatigue failure of #4 intake valve. A factor was hilly terrain.
- [NTSB BFO94FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA140.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1994 · N4316X · Destroyed
  > The disconnection of the throttle cable from the throttle arm on the fuel injector servo.
- [NTSB NYC94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA105.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Put-In-Bay, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1994 · N5716F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate control and failure to maintain directional control which resulted in collision with a sign.
- [NTSB BFO94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA113.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Seven Springs, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1994 · N40051 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and his premature liftoff which resulted in a stall mush and collision with trees.
- [NTSB BFO94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA070.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Bedford, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1994 · N4445X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.
- [NTSB BFO94FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA066.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Salem, OH · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1994 · N8685C · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), his loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, and exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather…
- [NTSB BFO94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA046.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Berlin, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1994 · N23AL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining clearance from obstacles (trees) during final approach which resulted in a collision with a tree and a subsequent uncontrolled descent until colliding with the ground.
- [NTSB MIA94FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA069.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Vicksburg, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1994 · N1645H · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper glidepath while on a straight in approach resulting in the inflight collision with trees short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the dark night condition.
- [NTSB BFO94LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA038.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Norfolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1994 · N38780 · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure of the engine mounting bolt which resulted in loss of engine power and subsequent on ground collision with the terrain.

## 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") = 1994
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103213'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103213&year=1994

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