  We present a measurement of the momentum spectra of $\pi^\pm$, K$^\pm$,
p$^\pm$, $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}$ and K$^{0}_{S}$ produced in interactions of
negatively charged pions with carbon nuclei at beam momenta of 158 and 350
GeV/c. The total production cross sections are measured as well. The data were
collected with the large-acceptance spectrometer of the fixed target experiment
NA61/SHINE at the CERN SPS. The obtained double-differential $p$-$p_T$ spectra
provide a unique reference data set with unprecedented precision and large
phase-space coverage to tune models used for the simulation of particle
production in extensive air showers in which pions are the most numerous
projectiles.
