NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350
302 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-31-350. 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
| 1974 | 1 |
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| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 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 ('7103110', '7103125'))
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 ('7103110', '7103125'))
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 GAA26WA092Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA31 · Las Cayes, HaitiNTSB ANC26LA005Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Eek, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control when the airplane encountered snow and ice on the runway while landing at night in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ANC25LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate.NTSB CEN25LA060Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Victoria, TXThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ANC24LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's continuation of an unstabilized approach and his failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude and airspeed during the approach, resulting in a loss of control.NTSB CEN23LA370Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Durant, OKThe loosening of a connecting rod cap nut for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a mechanical failure of the engine and an in-flight fire.NTSB GAA23WA240IncidentClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA-31-350 · North Eleuthera, BahamasNTSB ANC23LA036Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Point Thomson, AKThe pilot’s inadvertent descent below the published minimum descent altitude, while operating in flat light conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA23LA112Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Middlefield, OHA runway overrun during a precautionary landing following a total loss of right engine power due to detonation and subsequent oil starvation. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to lower the flaps and the excessive airspeed at touchdown.NTSB CEN22LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Port Alsworth, AKA hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage.NTSB WPR22FA055Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Medford, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb into clouds due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA22LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB GAA21WA076Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA-31-350 · South Bimini, BahamasNTSB GAA21WA051Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-31-350 · Buitron, MexicoNTSB ERA20LA331Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue to the destination following the loss of engine power to the first engine.NTSB ANC20CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA31 · Buckland, AKThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction by the condition of the runway and his failure to use the Before Landing checklist.NTSB ANC20LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Fairbanks, AKThe improper installation of a hydraulic line at the right main landing gear (MLG) unlock actuator, which resulted in a total loss of system hydraulic pressure and failure of the landing gear to extend. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the…NTSB ANC20FA007Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Cooper Landing, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during gusty wind and reduced visibility night conditions.NTSB ERA19FA124Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA31 · Madeira, OHFuel starvation to the left engine and the resulting loss of engine power to that engine, and a loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed.NTSB ANC19CA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA31 · Chignik Lagoon, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable runway for landing, which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.NTSB WPR18LA184Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Page, AZThe failure of the airplane’s nose wheel steering/centering mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA18LA157Accident · 4 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31 · Amagansett, NYThe pilot's decision to fly under a thunderstorm and a subsequent encounter with turbulence and restricted visibility in heavy rain, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB GAA17CA570Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31 · SaipanImpact with multiple birds while retracting the landing gear, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right inboard main landing gear door actuator hose and prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear.NTSB CEN17LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Covington, LAThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA16CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA31 · Newport, RIAn inadvertent collision with birds during final approach at night.NTSB GAA16LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31 · Clearwater, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA16CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Portland, ORThe failure of the fuel truck driver to see and avoid the taxiing airplane.NTSB ERA16LA026Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA31 · Weston, FLThe pilot's feathering of the incorrect propeller following a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from maintenance personnel’s failure to reinstall the flapper valve in the right main fuel tank. Contributing to the accident…NTSB ANC15CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Homer, AKThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the approach to landing while distracted and his failure to complete the landing checklist.NTSB CEN15LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Chicago, ILThe collapse of the nose and right main landing gears during landing for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN15LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Goodland, KSThe pilot's improper fuel management and failure to conduct the engine failure emergency procedures and his improper conduct of the forced landing, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and the subsequent high-energy impact with…NTSB CEN15CA006Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31-350 · Glenham, SDThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in losses of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR14FA124Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA31 · Lanai City, HIThe pilot’s spatial disorientation while turning during flight in dark night conditions and terrain-induced turbulence, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from a sedating antihistamine.NTSB ERA14LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Franklin, NCThe failure of the left main landing gear brake line during landing due to the loss of hydraulic fluid. Contributing to the accident was a fatigue crack through the brake line that had formed due to contact with a swaged sleeve as a result of exfoliation…NTSB WPR13CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Page, AZA loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel planning.NTSB ANC13CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Dutch Harbor, AKThe pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind capability, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA13FA096Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Leesburg, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of power in both engines during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of prescription and illicit drugs, which likely impaired…NTSB WPR13FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Payson, AZThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter, in night instrument meteorological conditions, with unforecast strong up- and downdrafts and possibly severe airframe icing conditions (which likely included supercooled large droplets that the airplane was not…NTSB ERA12CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Atlanta, GAAn in-flight collision with birds during cruise flight.NTSB ANC12CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Hughes, AKThe pilot did not clear the area surrounding the airplane prior to taxi, resulting in the airplane contacting a piece of baggage.NTSB ANC12CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Kaltag, AKThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue.NTSB CEN12FA086Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Riverwoods, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane after using illicit drugs.NTSB WPR11CA299Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Casper, WYAn in-flight collision with a bird at low altitude.NTSB OPS11IA653Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech 1900C · Fairbanks, AKInadequate air traffic control actions that failed to establish and maintain required separation between the two airplanes. Contributing to the incident was inexperience on the part of the local controller, inadequate oversight by the tower…NTSB ERA11LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Richmond, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB ERA11LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Baltimore, MDAn in-flight overload failure of the left elevator inboard balance weight rib for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC11LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Saint Michael, AKThe loss of directional control during landing due to a flat nose wheel tire, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.NTSB ERA11LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Aguadilla, PRThe pilot's improper decision to ditch the airplane after a reported partial loss of engine power and overheat on one engine for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA10WA489Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-31-350 · South Bimini, BahamasOn September 19, 2010, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA31-350, N84859, registered to Spirit Air Inc, and operated by Pioneer Air Services was on initial climb out when the lower half of the main cabin door came open. The pilot reversed his course and…NTSB ANC10CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Eek, AKAn in-flight collisions with two Cackling Geese (Branta Hutchinsii).