# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-14: Loss of control in flight

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 ANC26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA042.md): Piper PA-14 · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · May 18, 2026 · N5184H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA071.md): Piper PA-14 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2021 · N4226H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and adequate airspeed during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a river. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to load the airplane above its maximum allowable gross weight.
- [NTSB ANC20LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA086.md): Piper PA 14 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2020 · N4214H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with trees.
- [NTSB WPR20LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA270.md): Piper PA 14 · Susanville, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2020 · N91449 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to conduct a steep departure at a high-density altitude and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a climb, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 ('7101402')
    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" = '240' 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/240/sequence?model=7101402

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