# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32RT-300T, TX

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 CEN22LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA413.md): Piper PA32RT · Bulverde, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2022 · N31981 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to excessive carbon deposits that resulted in one or more stuck exhaust valves.
- [NTSB CEN22LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA344.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N3027J · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s inadequate maintenance of the magneto, which resulted in a loss of engine ignition, a loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA307.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Frankston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2022 · N25RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed aborted takeoff that resulted in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN19LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA076.md): Piper PA32RT · Pflugerville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2019 · N39650 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's fuel mismanagement and his improper use and placement of the fuel selector, contrary to operating procedures, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN18LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA017.md): Piper PA 32RT-300T · Port Mansfield, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2017 · N633CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which led to a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nosewheel landing gear due to the overstress failure of the nosewheel landing gear trunnion casting.
- [NTSB CEN15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA149.md): Piper PA 32RT-300T · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2015 · N22267 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff after the airplane did not lift off as expected due to an inaccurate airspeed indication and tailwind condition, which resulted in a subsequent runway overrun.
- [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 FTW95FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA069.md): Piper PA-32RT · San Antonio, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1994 · N21590 · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was: the lack of a suitable area for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA047.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Leander, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1991 · N9190A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the final approach.
- [NTSB FTW90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA177.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Addison, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1990 · N36720 · Destroyed
  > Fatigue failure of the throttle cable. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and objects (fence and utility poles) in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB FTW85LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA273.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Brownsville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1985 · N21698 · Substantial damage
  > While practicing touch-and-go landings the plt allowed the acft to descend below the proper glide slope while on final apch. The acft impacted a power line aprx 1000 ft short of the rwy and crashed on the side of a drainage ditch levee. The elevation of the…
- [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 FTW80DPD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD48.md): Piper PA-32 · Decatur, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1980 · N3049K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQD05.md): Piper PA-32 · El Paso, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1980 · N478GL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DQD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD11.md): Piper PA-32 · Kent, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1979 · N36367 · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'TX' 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 ('7103216'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103216&state=TX

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