# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA244.md): Piper PA-18A · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 23, 2026 · N7764D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC14CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA018.md): Piper PA 18 · Tanana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2014 · N8281C · Substantial damage
  > The passenger inadvertently interfered with the rudder control pedal, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC13CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA045.md): Piper PA-18A · Nikiski, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2013 · N2496P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in contact with terrain, and a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC11CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA053.md): Piper PA-18A · McCarthy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2011 · N1858A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA035.md): Piper PA-18A · Coldfoot, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2011 · N9279D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 ('7101804', '7102831')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=7101804

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