NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, AZ

11 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.

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19772026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, AZ per year, 1977–2026: 11 cases
1977	1
1981	2
1983	1
1991	1
1995	1
1996	1
1999	1
2012	1
2013	1
2018	1

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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" = 'AZ' 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 ('7103110', '7103125')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AZ' 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 ('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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' 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 ('7103110', '7103125'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 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.Jun 16, 2018 · N621PG · Substantial damage 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.May 28, 2013 · N969BD · Substantial damage 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…Dec 19, 2012 · N62959 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX00LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Scottsdale, AZThe pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's published emergency procedures for engine loss of power resulting in a forced landing in an open construction area where the airplane collided with a berm. A related factor was the loss of engine power in the…Dec 11, 1999 · N27181 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX96FA122Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Grand Canyon, AZthe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft after landing. Contributing to the accident was the icy runway conditions with poor braking.Feb 28, 1996 · N27989 · Substantial damage NTSB DCA95MA019Accident · 8 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Tusayan, AZa loss of power on one engine for an undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's improper decision to return to the departure airport for landing which neccessitated maneuvering over increasingly higher terrain. Factors in the accident were: the high gusting…Feb 13, 1995 · N27245 · Destroyed NTSB LAX92FA058Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA31-350 · Temple Bar, AZThe pilot-in-command's poor inflight decision by not electing to proceed to an alternate airport and to continue to the flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions. The low ceilings and visibilities across the flight route and…Dec 10, 1991 · N350MR · Destroyed NTSB LAX84LA426Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · San Carlos, AZDuring a night landing on a road, the acft was damaged when it hit a berm. According to customs officials. The plt had circled while ground personnel placed rows of lights adjacent to the road, then he landed. There was evidence that illegal drugs had been…Dec 13, 1983 · N3110M · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DA107Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Tusayan, AZJul 22, 1981 · N27687 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA045Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Prescott, AZFeb 10, 1981 · N27661 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX77FA053Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Grand Canyon, AZJun 25, 1977 · N54727 · Destroyed