# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-220T, FL

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 ERA26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA189.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2026 · N6XT · Substantial damage
  > Fracture of the left main landing gear trunnion during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR18LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA124.md): Piper PA 34-220T · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2018 · N8404B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following an overboost of the right engine during takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA05IA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05IA132.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Titusville, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2005 · N700VR · Minor damage
  > The pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known intermittent deficiencies of the electric pitch trim switch, resulting in a mis-trim condition of the airplane (nose-up), and subsequent hard landing on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse. A…
- [NTSB MIA03LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA009.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2002 · N92897 · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons resulting in the loss of directional control and the subsequent collapse of the main landing gears.
- [NTSB MIA89LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA254.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1989 · N8371H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Darkness was a related factor.
- [NTSB MIA89IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA187.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Naples, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1989 · N8422Y · Minor damage
  > Left main gear collapsed due to poor maintenance.
- [NTSB MIA89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA104.md): Piper PA-34-220T · St Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1989 · N8417H · Substantial damage
  > Inadvertently retraction of the landing gear, and failure of the instructor pilot (CFI) to note that the gear had been retracted. A factor related to the accident was: improper flare by the student pilot.
- [NTSB MIA87FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA062.md): Piper PA-34 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1986 · N84136 · Destroyed
  > The pvt plt had been cleared for 27R ILS apch and was on the localizer at 1,600 ft when the controller noticed the acft north of the localizer course and in a right turn headed east. The controller querried the plt as to his heading and the plt replied,…

## 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" = 'FL' 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 ('7103420', '7103223'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103420&state=FL

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