# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200T, 1998

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 CHI98LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA367.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Schofield, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1998 · N900JH · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent deactivation of the fuel selector and the emergency procedure not followed by the pilot-in-command. The tree was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB NYC98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA174.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Middlesboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1998 · N525WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, which resulted in runway overrun into a grass area where the gear collapsed. The tailwind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB FTW98LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA369.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Blanding, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1998 · N6935C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, causing components of the nose wheel landing gear to fracture.
- [NTSB MIA98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA125.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1998 · N8269A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the O-rings in the landing gear hydraulic cylinder.
- [NTSB LAX98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA082.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Chinle, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1998 · N47744 · Substantial damage
  > the airport personnel's failure to provide an adequate perimeter barrier to prevent animals from entering the runway area. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which hindered the pilot's ability to detect animals on the runway…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1998
  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&year=1998

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