# NTSB investigations: Piper PA 46-350P, 2018

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 ERA19LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA072.md): Piper PA46 · Mayport, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 20, 2018 · N307JM · Destroyed
  > An in-flight loss of control following an encounter with supercooled large droplet icing conditions, which ultimately resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent inflight breakup. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed…
- [NTSB ERA19LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA086.md): Piper PA46 · Petersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2018 · N88VZ · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control during the landing roll and subsequent runway excursion for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR19LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA010.md): Piper PA46 · Hurricane, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2018 · N413LL · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly align the engine exhaust crossover pipe during replacement, and his supervisor’s failure to properly inspect the installation, which resulted in an in-flight fire and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN18LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA383.md): Piper PA46 · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2018 · N747DA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt to take off in an overweight airplane in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb, an aborted takeoff, and a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA529.md): Piper PA46 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2018 · N178DB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and hard landing, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA257.md): Piper PA46 · Springhill, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2018 · N689KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an improper go-around procedure which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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") = 2018
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7104620&year=2018

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