# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300T: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction 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 ATL04IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA028.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Fayetteville, NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2003 · N39541 · Minor damage > Flight control elevator attachment turnbuckle corrosion and fracture resulting in the loss of aircraft control in flight. - [NTSB FTW98LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA055.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Midlothian, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1997 · N21433 · Substantial damage > fatigue failure of the #2 cylinder fuel injection line in an area where the line was previously damaged, which resulted in an in-flight engine compartment fire and a forced landing. Related factors were: the previous damage of the fuel injector line, and the… - [NTSB BFO93FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA167.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Marshall, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1993 · N2207B · Destroyed > An inadequate annual inspection of the airplane and non-compliance with airworthiness directives by company maintenance personnel. - [NTSB ANC90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA173.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Glacier Island, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1990 · N393HM · Substantial damage > Undetermined mechanical failure(s) that resulted in loss of engine power, smoke in the cockpit, and a subsequent emergency descent for a forced landing (ditching) at sea. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor. - [NTSB SEA90FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA129.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Prineville, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1990 · N30511 · Destroyed > The failure of the left intermediate exhaust pipe, in-flight engine fire and smoke in the cockpit, resulting in impairment of the pilot and his subsequent loss of control. - [NTSB DEN90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA054.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1990 · N21492 · Substantial damage > Improper installation by maintenance personnel and fatigue failure and leakage of the left intermediate exhaust pipe, which resulted in an in-flight fire in the engine compartment. Contributing factors were: inadequate service bulletin provided by the… - [NTSB MIA85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA202.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1985 · N633RE · Destroyed > The acft experienced a complete in flt loss of his prop after departure from north perry arpt hollywood FL due to a fatigue failure of the prop hub. The fatigue cracking was due to residual stress resulting from deformation of the material in the hub ass'y - [NTSB CHI85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA046.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Bloomington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1984 · N22267 · Substantial damage > Plt stated that while in cruise flt, the acft nose pitched down abruptly. Plt disengaged the autopilot and noted vacuum system was inoperative. Flt continued on manual control without further incident until late final approach at destination. When flaps were… - [NTSB FTW83LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA305.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Port Mansfield, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1983 · N39589 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, the nose gear position light flickered & the nose gear unsafe light illuminated, just prior to rotation. He reportedly aborted the takeoff at that time, but was unable to stop before going off the end of the rwy at 65 to 70 KTS. As the… - [NTSB DEN82DA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA110.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 23, 1982 · N31912 · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that after taking off, dense white smoke began to fill the cockpit and seemed to come from under the instrument panel. He stated that the instruments were in the normal operating range, but the smoke became so dense that the visibility in… ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103216') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103216&occurrence=130 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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