NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350, 1997
9 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1997
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
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" 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 MIA98WA041Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-31-350 · Walker Cay, BahamasNTSB FTW97LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Denver, COinadequate visual lookout by the bus driver. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness and bright background lighting.NTSB FTW97LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Greeley, COunlatching of the left outboard engine cowling latches for undetermined reason(s), which allowed the left engine cowling to separate inflight and strike the vertical stabilizer.NTSB ATL97LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Sparta, TNA fire in the left engine started by a leak in the fuel pump.NTSB MIA97LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA31-350 · St Thomasfailure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of power in the right engine, by failing to shutdown the right engine and feather the right propeller. This resulted in the aircraft being unable to maintain altitude and a subsequent ditching in…NTSB ANC97LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Selawik, AKThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while in the landing pattern.NTSB LAX97LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The loss of engine power in one engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the aircraft's diminished single engine performance during the early portion of the overweight ferry flight.NTSB ANC97LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Nome, AKa fuel leak from an engine driven fuel pump which initiated an engine fire, and the fuel pump manufacturer's inadequate quality control of the fuel pump.NTSB ANC97IA035Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Kotzebue, AKthe jammed main landing gear which was caused by a binding main landing gear door with a broken hinge. The fractured, inadequate main landing gear door hinge was also causal.