# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150: Aerodynamic stall/spin

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 ANC24LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA098.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2024 · N4242Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a rate of climb sufficient to clear obstacles during takeoff, resulting in a collision with obstacles and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC24FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA085.md): Piper PA-18-150 · McGrath, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 31, 2024 · N7154Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC22LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA052.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2022 · N2588P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN19LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA214.md): Piper PA18 · Bay City, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2019 · N796AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a banner drop and pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA19CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA158.md): Piper PA18 · Wyndmere, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 7, 2019 · N726 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an uncoordinated turn while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC16CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA025.md): Piper PA 18-150 · McCarthy, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2016 · N5884D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which he could not recover.
- [NTSB CEN15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA071.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Minocqua, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2014 · N41594 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare when a sudden wind shift occurred.
- [NTSB ERA12FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA465.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Berlin, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2012 · N4330Z · Substantial damage
  > Pilot incapacitation of unknown origin, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of control and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB ANC12CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA074.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Tynoek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2012 · N4272Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA12CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA015.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Elizabethton, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2011 · N3491Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB DFW08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA059.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Sheffield, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 27, 2008 · N743L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall.

## 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 ('7101828', '7104221', '7102835')
    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" = '241' 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/241/sequence?model=7101828

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