NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200T, AZ

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-34-200T. 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

19802026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-34-200T, AZ per year, 1980–2026: 10 cases
19802
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19851
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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.\"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 ('7103406'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR23LA332Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Coolidge, AZThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Sep 1, 2023 · N440DM · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20LA038Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel onboard, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the fuel starvation was the erroneous indications on the fuel gauges.Dec 11, 2019 · N2822F · Substantial damageNTSB WPR18LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 34-200T · Glendale, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the fatigue of the left main landing gear assembly.Dec 5, 2017 · N47536 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR16FA158Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 34-200T · Flagstaff, AZA departure flight path that consisted of several unexplained turns during the initial climbout, and terminated in a high-speed descent and ground impact. The reason(s) for the turns and descent could not be determined due to lack of definitive evidence.Aug 3, 2016 · N82806 · DestroyedNTSB LAX98LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Chinle, AZthe airport personnel's failure to provide an adequate perimeter barrier to prevent animals from entering the runway area. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which hindered the pilot's ability to detect animals on the runway…Jan 29, 1998 · N47744 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA067Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Glendale, AZAfter completing a LCL flight the plt returned to his home base arpt & proceeded to land on the 2400 ft long rwy. The plt reported that he was unable to stop at its end and collided with barricades and a fence. A witness reported that the acft skidded on the…Dec 14, 1985 · N3885F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Mesa, AZThe left main landing gear collapsed during landing. The pilot had difficulty getting all the landing gear warning lights to function properly in the pattern. After 1 recycle the gear indicated down but on rollout the left gear collapsed. The pilot feathered…Jun 21, 1983 · N3ZT · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Prescott, AZThe right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. On-scene examination revealed that the right main gear was down & locked, but a material failure in the trunnion allowed the gear to rotate out & clockwise leading to collapse. A similarly located…Dec 31, 1982 · N477BL · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Whiteriver, AZOct 22, 1980 · N5463F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ74Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Flagstaff, AZJun 22, 1980 · N32873 · Substantial damage