NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-310
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-31-310, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('7103102')
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\" = 250))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 ('7103102')
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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB MIA03FA167Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31 · Clearwater, FLThe failure of the flightcrew to maintain airspeed (Vs) resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with the ground.NTSB IAD96FA085Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-310 · Stevensville, MDThe pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.NTSB SEA87FA098Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · North Las Vegas, NVA mechanic, who was not rated as a plt, took the acft without permission & elected to takeoff at ngt. A witness saw the acft dep at about 0250 PDT. Subsequently, it crashed aprx 3 mi ene of the arpt in an open undeveloped area. The time of the acdnt was not…NTSB MKC86FA088Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31 · Norfolk, NEThe airplane departed on runway 31 with a low ceiling and visibility variable from 1/4 mile to 1/16 mile and winds from 290 degrees at 38 knots, gusting to 47 knots. A witness stated that the airplane was airborne no more than two minutes after the engines…NTSB FTW82FRG21Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-31 · Port Mansfield, TXThe aircraft crashed and burned about 1/2 mile from the approach end of runway 12. A witness reported that "the plane just fell" while the pilot was making a sharp turn. An estimated 1500 lbs of marijuana was on board.