# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-46-310P, 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 ERA23LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA123.md): Piper PA46 · Port Orange, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2023 · N864JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a takeoff attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, runway excursion, and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ERA21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA087.md): Piper PA46 · Naples, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2020 · N662TC · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent activation of the unguarded ferry tank fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA02FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA113.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Naples, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2002 · N9127L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above the stall speed while maneuvering to land after the engine ceased operating for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the ground.
- [NTSB MIA02FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA111.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Osteen, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N9143B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after entering an area of thunderstorms resulting in an in-flight separation of the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer and impact with the ground during an…
- [NTSB ATL00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA084.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2000 · N4380S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to control the aircraft after landing due to a loss of engine power and landing gear failure for undetermined reasons. A factor in the severity of the accident was the impact with the airport marker lights.
- [NTSB MIA98LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA133.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Miami Lakes, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1998 · N46SX · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to ensure the aircraft contained enough fuel to complete the flight resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MIA96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA049.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Ocala, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1995 · N800SJ · Substantial damage
  > oil starvation resulting in connecting rod failure in three of the six cylinders due to lack of lubrication. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to adhere to a ATC vector toward the nearest airport following engine failure which resulted…
- [NTSB MIA94FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA044.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Destin, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1994 · N243KW · Substantial damage
  > Airspeed not maintained, inadvertent stall/mush, and altitude inadequate for recovery from the inflight loss of control by the pilot-in-command while circling for landing.
- [NTSB MIA94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA037.md): Piper PA-46-301P · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1993 · N4391C · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to abort the takeoff. A contributing factor was the soft condition of the runway surface.
- [NTSB MIA91MA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91MA100.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Bronson, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1991 · N9112K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to activate the pitot heat before ascending above the freezing level in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by his improper response to erroneous airspeed indications that resulted from blockage of the pitot tube by…

## 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 ('7104605', '7104611', '7104624'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104605&state=FL

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