# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-220T, 2003

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 LAX03LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA302.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2003 · N4167B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's (CFI) selection of the wrong runway (downwind) for the approach and landing. The failure of the left engine to respond to throttle application for undetermined reasons during the go-around was also causal. The high density altitude was…
- [NTSB CHI03LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA279.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Port Huron, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2003 · N5359J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudging the flare during landing, and his inadequate remedial action resulting in the inadvertent porpoise of the airplane.
- [NTSB IAD03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA064.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2003 · N2463M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly manage the airplane's fuel supply which led to the total loss of engine power, due to fuel starvation. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of trees in the landing area used by the pilot to perform the…
- [NTSB SEA03FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA042.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Rexburg, ID · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2003 · N9257X · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach. High and gusting winds were a factor.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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