# NTSB investigations: Piper PA 46-350P: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 CHI07LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA151.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Fishers, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2007 · N411MD · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot during landing.
- [NTSB MIA07LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA076.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2007 · N4946R · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate design of the engine mount by the manufacturer, resulting in collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA06LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA002.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2005 · N9199P · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate design of the engine mount which led to cracking of the mount resulting in a loss of directional control and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a service bulletin to…
- [NTSB SEA05IA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05IA115.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Tacoma, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2005 · N27PG · Minor damage
  > The initiation and propagation of a fatigue crack, over 5,273 hours of cyclic in-flight usage, through approximately 80 percent of the aircraft's right wing spar lower cap.
- [NTSB SEA96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA164.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1996 · N58VJ · Substantial damage
  > blockage of the vents to both wing fuel tanks, after unknown personnel failed to remove tape (protective covering) from the vents, which resulted in collapsed fuel tanks (and wing damage).
- [NTSB BFO92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA019.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1992 · N9161K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature flare, stalling the airplane which resulted in a hard landing. Factors related to the accident were the dual fuel flow gauge failures and deteriorating weather conditions.
- [NTSB NYC91LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA232.md): Piper PA46-350P · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1991 · N350MM · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the elevator trim indicator and incorrect position of the trim tab which resulted in the pilot aborting the takeoff and a loss of directional control on the ground.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7104620', '7104619', '7104627', '7104618')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104620&occurrence=130

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