# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200T, 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 CEN15FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA087.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Port Huron, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2014 · N38884 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to continue flight below the minimum descent altitude without visually acquiring the runway and his delayed and improperly executed missed approach procedure in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB CHI08CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA259.md): Piper PA-34-200T · East Tawas, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2008 · N9114K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB CHI02CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA184.md): Piper PA-34 · Lowell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2002 · N52WP · Substantial damage
  > The probable cause of this accident was a failure to properly compensate for the current wind conditions. Excessive use of brakes was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA011.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2001 · N29461 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the terrain drop-off.
- [NTSB CHI01LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA322.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Petoskey, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2001 · N952JW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, the pilot's improper in-flight decisions, and the unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor relating to this accident was fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CHI00LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA228.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Harbor Springs, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2000 · N345CD · Substantial damage
  > the pilot selected the wrong runway direction in which to land and he did not perform a go-around when he realized the landing approach was too high. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition, the improper glidepath, and the intentional…
- [NTSB CHI82DA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA120.md): Piper PA-34 · Gaylord, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 14, 1982 · N8691E · Substantial damage
  > During a night visual approach the aircraft landed about 90 ft short of the runway. The aircraft slid across the ground onto the runway pavement and swerved to the right striking a runway light and ending up on a snowbank.

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103406&state=MI

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