# Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

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 SEA01LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA102.md): Piper PA-18-105 Special · Wilbur, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2001 · N7155K · Substantial damage
  > A collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA145.md): Piper PA-18 · Arnold, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 10, 1992 · N7282K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors in the accident were improper adjustment of the carburetor float level by an unknown person, and the pilot's disregarding weight-and-balance.
- [NTSB SEA90FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA036.md): Piper PA-18 · Longmire, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1990 · N7216K · Destroyed
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB DEN82FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTK06.md): Piper PA-18 · Watertown, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 17, 1982 · N154T · Destroyed
  > The pilot was spraying a sunflower field next to an alfalfa field that was being irrigated. As he pulled up from his third swath run, he began a procedure turn-around over the alfalfa field. During the turn, the plane rolled to an inverted attitude, then…
- [NTSB ANC82FAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAG30.md): Piper PA-18 · Near Dillingham, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jun 8, 1982 · N278T · Destroyed
  > The acft impacted a side of a mountain Near horseshoe pass at an elevation of 250 ft above sea level. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight with VMC prevailing.
- [NTSB SEA79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA003.md): Piper PA-18S · Bozeman, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 13, 1978 · N302T · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76AF014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF014.md): Piper PA-18 · Stuttgart, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 23, 1975 · N115T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74AP039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP039.md): Piper PA-18 · Loleta, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 9, 1974 · N131T · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD71AI006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI006.md): Piper PA-18 · Clear Spring, MD · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 18, 1970 · N341T · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC70A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0039.md): Piper PA-18 · Palmer, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 8, 1969 · N7128K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0051.md): Piper PA-18 · Asheville, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 2, 1968 · N292T · Destroyed

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101808'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7101808

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