# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300, MI

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 GAA19CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA520.md): Piper PA32RT · Mackinac Island, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2019 · N31934 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway light.
- [NTSB CHI06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA140.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Jackson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2006 · N36262 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB CHI94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA104.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Harbor Springs, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1994 · N83JF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue flight into icing conditions after the conditions were first encountered. A factor related to the accident was the trees contacted during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA031.md): Piper PA-32-RT300 · Gaylord, MI · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1990 · N9800K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the dark night, adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's overconfidence in continuing VFR flight into these conditions.
- [NTSB CHI84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA004.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N30027 · Destroyed
  > The acft was on its 1st flt after an annual inspection. During takeoff, a partial power loss occurred at aprx 200 ft AGL. The plt initiated a turn back toward the arpt, then elected to land on or near the median of an interstate highway. During the landing, a…
- [NTSB CHI82DA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA256.md): Piper PA-32RT · Mackinac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 17, 1982 · N31844 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft landed wheels up. No malfunction of the landing gear system could be found.
- [NTSB CHI82FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA214.md): Piper PA-32 · Charlevoix, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1982 · N30575 · Destroyed
  > The acft departed the Charlevoix arpt & crashed 1 mile south of the arpt. Two persons tried to discourage the plt from leaving because of the poor weather. Witnesses described the weather as raining hard & visibility poor with an estimated visibility at 200…
- [NTSB CHI81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA104-201209.md): Piper PA-32 · Newberry, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 25, 1981 · N9574C · 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" = 'MI' 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 ('7103215'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103215&state=MI

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