# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200, 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 CEN23LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA172.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Coldspring, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2023 · N28HE · Substantial damage
  > The stabilator trim rod assembly separated from the stabilator link assembly due to a missing connecting bolt, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN20TA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA025.md): Piper PA34 · Mount Pleasant, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Nov 25, 2019 · N15412 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's hard, bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a fracture of the nose landing gear mounting structure.
- [NTSB CEN19FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA238.md): Piper PA34 · Gainesville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 28, 2019 · N456AG · Destroyed
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach with asymmetric engine power, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA093.md): Piper PA 34 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2016 · N2844T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s decision to continue to taxi the airplane to the parking area with a known brake malfunction, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with a parked airplane.
- [NTSB CEN14LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA220.md): Piper PA 34-200 · Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2014 · N56755 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of right brake effectiveness during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DFW06CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA032.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Anahuac, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2005 · N15145 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor' delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB FTW98FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA117.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Graford, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1998 · N15566 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground. Factors were the dark night, the rising terrain, and the ground fog obscuring the ground.
- [NTSB FTW90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA153.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Denton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1990 · N15515 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's failure to take control of the aircraft in a timely manner, resulting in loss of control. A factor was the instructor's failure to assume control of the throttles, and aircraft engine out capability exceeded.
- [NTSB FTW87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA131.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1987 · N41788 · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll the right main landing gear tire failed causing a loss of directional control. The acft departed the right side of the rwy, and the right main landing gear collapsed.
- [NTSB FTW85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA226.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Crowell, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1985 · N55800 · Destroyed
  > The pilot landed with a light tail wind on a 3200 ft rwy which slopes downward. The brakes faded and became ineffective due to heavy application. A go-around was attempted; however, flying speed was not obtained and the acft impacted the ground about 200 ft…
- [NTSB FTW82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA038.md): Piper PA-34 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 9, 1982 · N55489 · Substantial damage
  > After being cleared by the tower to taxi onto the runway from an unlighted taxiway the right main landing gear fell into a hole. Construction work was being done in the area and no warning lights had been erected. The pilot stated that the tower personnel had…
- [NTSB FTW78DPA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPA23.md): Piper PA-34 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1978 · N1392T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG18.md): Piper PA-34 · Perryton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1974 · N15566 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74AF079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF079.md): Piper PA-34 · Hockey, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · May 3, 1974 · N5286T · 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" = '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 ('7103405'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103405&state=TX

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