# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200T: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 DEN05FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA087.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Telluride, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2005 · N81659 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident were the high, rising terrain and fatigue.
- [NTSB LAX04FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA077.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Avalon, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2003 · N3747U · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to properly execute the published missed approach procedure.
- [NTSB FTW02FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA130.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Alpine, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2002 · N132CP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain and continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the fog and rain weather conditions.
- [NTSB IAD01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA028.md): Piper 34-200T · Bluefield, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 2001 · N99ED · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to enter the correct altimeter setting, which resulted in continued flight below the decision height and a subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB DEN01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA007.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2000 · N238Z · Substantial damage
  > Failure by the pilot to follow instrument approach procedures and execute a missed approach when the runway environment was not in sight at decision height. A factor was low ceiling.
- [NTSB ANC97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA019.md): Piper PA-34 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1997 · N2491U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from terrain during a go-around. A factor related to the accident was: the dark, night condition.
- [NTSB LAX92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA057.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Pine Valley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 1991 · N36506 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to monitor the proper altitude over obserable rising terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's encounter with a strong downdraft.
- [NTSB LAX91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA067.md): Piper PA 34-200T · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1991 · N66SL · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot in command to detect a descent below the minimum descent altitude for the approach in use.
- [NTSB NYC88FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA093.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Stratford, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1988 · N2469M · Destroyed
  > The pilot and pilot-rated pax received vectors for multiple ILS approaches in deteriorating conditions. On the first attempt the aircraft passed over witnesses but was off course and not in a position to land. The second attempt was aborted before reaching…
- [NTSB MIA87FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA086.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Oxford, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1987 · N3571X · Destroyed
  > The acft struck an embankment about 5 feet below the crest & just short of the rwy while attempting to land at dusk & in reduced lighting conditions. The acft exploded & bounced out of the impact crater & came to rest about on the extended rwy centerline. An…
- [NTSB MKC85FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA060.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Mena, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1985 · N8658E · Destroyed
  > The pilot had been cleared for an instrument approach to themena, Arkansas intermountain regional airport. The airplane impacted a mountain side 8 1/2 miles off course.
- [NTSB NYC84FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA135.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Johnstown, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1984 · N33569 · Destroyed
  > The acft took off with a center of gravity bet 95.45 & 95.71 inches aft of the datum & aprx 98 lbs below the max allowable gross weight. The max aft CG limit for all weights was 94.6 inches. Wx at the aprx time of the accident was 400 ft ceiling, light…
- [NTSB NYC84FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA042.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Bennington, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1983 · N2958R · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed into mountainous terrain at about the 1,800 ft level approximately 2 mi south of the arpt. The acft had been cleared for the vor-a approach. The missed approach point is the 6 DME point from the cambridge VOR on the 159 deg radial. Mda is…
- [NTSB LAX82FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA038.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Near Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1982 · N1956H · Destroyed
  > The aircraft, a Piper PA-34, was on a VFR flight to transport bank checks on a part 135 operation. Another company pilot in a Cessna 207 stated that he encountered instrument conditions at 9500 ft while he was flying from tonopah to las Vegas, NV. The Cessna…

## 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 ('7103406')
    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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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