# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32R-300, 1999

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 CHI00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA013.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Custer, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1999 · N2XT · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision to perform an intersection takeoff, and the improper short field, rolling, intersection takeoff. A factor relating to this accident was the trees.
- [NTSB ANC99FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99FA130.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Bettles, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1999 · N9166K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings and snow.
- [NTSB LAX99LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA254.md): Piper PA32R-300 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1999 · N1692H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed for the prevailing density altitude. The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff is also causal.
- [NTSB LAX99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA201.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Valley Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1999 · N38908 · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure and separation of the No. 6 connecting rod end cap, which led to a catastrophic failure of the engine. The fatigue crack initiation was due to galling on the rod end cap, which was most likely caused by an undetermined factory…
- [NTSB ANC99LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA043.md): Piper PA-32R · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1999 · N1942H · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque a connecting rod bolt during an engine overhaul, and the subsequent disconnection of the connecting rod bolt and connecting rod.
- [NTSB NYC99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA073.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1999 · N5454F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which resulted in flight into icing weather conditions. A factor related to the accident was restricted visibility through the icy windshield during landing.
- [NTSB FTW99FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA060.md): Piper PA-32-300R · Smackover, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1999 · N7676C · Destroyed
  > The pilot's spatial disorientation resulting in a loss of control of the airplane and the ensuing stall/spin. Factors were the low ceilings and the night condition.

## 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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