# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-220T, 2001

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 CHI02LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA052.md): Piper PA-34 · Clinton, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2001 · N4354A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate prefight, his failure to feather the propellers, and the fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB FTW01FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA101.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Brackettville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2001 · N4312G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's intentional low flight and his poor judgment to intentionally fly into known adverse weather, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the thunderstorm.
- [NTSB IAD01LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA043.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Painesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 2001 · N8081Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB DEN01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA062.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2001 · N8356X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the blown tire.
- [NTSB CHI01LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA078.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Charlevoix, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2001 · N4123K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane due to inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind, the icy runway, and the snow bank.
- [NTSB MIA01WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01WA063.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Augeburg, Germany · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 25, 2001 · N747AG · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2001
  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&year=2001

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