NTSB investigations: Piper PA 46-350P

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA 46-350P, where the first occurrence was “Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction”. 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

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA 46-350P per year, 1991–2026: 7 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7104620', '7104619', '7104627', '7104618')
      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\" = 130))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI07LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Fishers, INThe fatigue separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot during landing.May 19, 2007 · N411MD · Substantial damageNTSB MIA07LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe inadequate design of the engine mount by the manufacturer, resulting in collapse of the nose landing gear.Apr 16, 2007 · N4946R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA06LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Destin, FLThe inadequate design of the engine mount which led to cracking of the mount resulting in a loss of directional control and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a service bulletin to…Oct 3, 2005 · N9199P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA05IA115Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Tacoma, WAThe initiation and propagation of a fatigue crack, over 5,273 hours of cyclic in-flight usage, through approximately 80 percent of the aircraft's right wing spar lower cap.Jun 2, 2005 · N27PG · Minor damageNTSB SEA96LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Hillsboro, ORblockage of the vents to both wing fuel tanks, after unknown personnel failed to remove tape (protective covering) from the vents, which resulted in collapsed fuel tanks (and wing damage).Jul 8, 1996 · N58VJ · Substantial damageNTSB BFO92LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Bowling Green, KYThe pilot's premature flare, stalling the airplane which resulted in a hard landing. Factors related to the accident were the dual fuel flow gauge failures and deteriorating weather conditions.Jan 13, 1992 · N9161K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC91LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46-350P · Dayton, OHA malfunction of the elevator trim indicator and incorrect position of the trim tab which resulted in the pilot aborting the takeoff and a loss of directional control on the ground.Sep 8, 1991 · N350MM · Substantial damage