# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-11

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB LAX88FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA061.md): Piper PA-11 · San Marcos, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1987 · N4767H · Destroyed
  > The 2 plts took off on an instructional flt which was to be a biennial flt review for the acft owner. During the flt, the plts flew to a dirt strip on a saddleback between 2 mtn peaks near San Marcos. Subsequently, the acft struck a boulder & crashed near the…
- [NTSB DEN87LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA223.md): Piper PA-11 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1987 · N4700M · Substantial damage
  > The plt was attempting to land his rented acft on runway 29 at Longmont municipal airport when the acft touched down, bounced, veered off of the runway, struck a VASI light, and nosed over.
- [NTSB SEA87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA144.md): Piper PA-11 · The Dalles, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1987 · N5030H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was at 50 feet AGL on final approach to land at his private airstrip when he lost control. Reportedly, a gust of wind turned the aircraft 180 degrees. The aircraft descended and struck trees and the ground. Winds were reported variable at 40 to 45…
- [NTSB NYC87LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA207.md): Piper PA-11 · Andover, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N6346 · Destroyed
  > The pilot lost directional control during landing roll. As the aircraft drifted left of the runway, power was added for a go-around but the aircraft was left of the rwy. The left wing strut hit the wing of a Cessna 150 in an attempt to avoid colliding with…
- [NTSB ATL87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA134.md): Piper PA-11 · Butler, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1987 · N8024L · Substantial damage
  > The student plt reported that a gust of wind 'caught' the airplane's left wing shortly after takeoff at about 100 ft AGL; he subsequently 'lost control' and the airplane 'went down'.
- [NTSB MKC87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA099.md): Piper PA-11 · Meade, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1987 · N38687 · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff, the engine started losing power. During the turn toward a landing area, the airplane stalled, hit the ground to the right of the runway and flipped forward to the inverted position. A partial tear down inspection revealed that the intake valve…
- [NTSB MIA87FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA150.md): Piper PA-11 · Hollandale, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1987 · N5093H · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that the acft circled a pond & dived once, then on a 2nd circling attempt, it made a short steep turn & went into a twisting dive into the pond. The passenger stated that they were flying at appx 100 to 150 ft above some fish ponds when the…
- [NTSB ANC87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA044.md): Piper PA-11 · Nenana, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1987 · N4724M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost control on takeoff, stalled and crashed on a frozen lake. During the interview with the pilot, he stated that the engine quit on initial climbout; he believed he did not pre-heat the engine long enough before takeoff. At the time of the…
- [NTSB NYC86FNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC02.md): Piper PA-11 · Brewer, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 2, 1986 · N5082H · Substantial damage
  > The plt had been using auto gas in this acft, however, he experienced water contamination problems and discontinued its use. He then found himself at an arpt needing fuel. The arpt only had auto gas available so the plt refueled the acft with auto gas. While…
- [NTSB NYC85FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNC06.md): Piper PA-11 · Moultonboro, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1985 · N4810M · Destroyed
  > The 65 HP acft took off from a cove and during a turn at about 150 ft AGL the acft nosed dwn after rolling rt. The acft struck the water in a steep nose down attitude. According to witnesses, the bng was running normally during the climb and descent. No…
- [NTSB CHI85LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA190.md): Piper PA-11-494 · Alliance, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1985 · N4707H · Substantial damage
  > The acft approach was high and fast. The landing was made with 500-600 ft of runway remaining. The acft brakes were not sufficient to stop on the runway. The pilot added power and veered left off the end of the runway to avoid a heavily traveled road, the…
- [NTSB ANC85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA045.md): Piper PA-11 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1985 · N4523M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated a gust of wind forced the left wing up as the acft touched down. Fuul pwr was added to go around. The acft continued to veer to the right until it stalled and impacted the ground in a nose low attitude aprx 100 yards south of the rwy. Winds…
- [NTSB MIA85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA036.md): Piper PA-11 · Parkland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1984 · N5560H · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that as he approached the airstrip he flew his pattern low. As he turned base the wind caught the left wing shoving the acft down. He jammed the throttle forward but the acft crashed.
- [NTSB ANC84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA178.md): Piper PA-11 · Tasnuna Valley, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1984 · N4801M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that they had just taken off from a gravel bar when they spotted a moose. He circled the moose in a left orbit at about 65 miles per hour. During one of the orbits the 'right wing fell in a downward direction and the nose of the acft pitched…
- [NTSB DEN83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA187.md): Piper PA-11 · Wagner, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1983 · N4573M · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the eng began loosing power as he approached his destination. He elected to make an emergency landing on a road to investigate the problem. He stated that he made a stalled landing that caused the tailwheel to unlock & allowed the acft…
- [NTSB ANC83LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA128.md): Piper PA-11 · Kasilof, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N4523M · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with trees and crashed during takeoff. The plt stated he made several attempts to get airborne in bothdirections from the strip and when he finally got airborne he struck a tree and crashed. The plt statements varied during several…
- [NTSB NYC82DA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA207.md): Piper PA-11 · Utica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 22, 1982 · N4950M · Substantial damage
  > The throttle would not close during landing. The pilot tried brakes and then elevator as the aircraft nosed over. There was no indication of trying to stop the engine by other means (switch, mixture, etc).
- [NTSB DEN82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA050.md): Piper PA-11 · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 28, 1982 · N4709H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot and passenger/pilot were making low, slow passes over fisherman on the ice. The pilot reversed directions and the aircraft stalled. The pilot stated he was looking at the ground and became distracted.
- [NTSB CHI82DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER03.md): Piper PA-11 · Duluth, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1981 · N5042H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG17.md): Piper PA-11 · Kenai, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 19, 1980 · N5568H · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN80DTK22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTK22.md): Piper PA-11 · Olsonville, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1980 · N4818M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DPG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG43.md): Piper PA-11 · Hazen, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 6, 1980 · N78689 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI80FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA050.md): Piper PA-11S · Orleans, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 4, 1980 · N5065H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG16.md): Piper PA-11 · Montague Is, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 16, 1979 · N78635 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA085.md): Piper PA-11 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 23, 1979 · N4520M · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC79DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA28.md): Piper PA-11 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1979 · N5028H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA24.md): Piper PA-11 · Alplaus, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1979 · N143R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET08.md): Piper PA-11 · Michigan City, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 10, 1978 · N4795H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG09.md): Piper PA-11 · Kenai, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1978 · N4883M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA044.md): Piper PA-11 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 1, 1978 · N5504H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA052.md): Piper PA-11 · Tonopah, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 30, 1978 · N5086H · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD25.md): Piper PA-11 · Terril, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 23, 1978 · N78615 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG27.md): Piper PA-11 · Kasilof, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 19, 1978 · N4980M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA25.md): Piper PA-11 · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 4, 1977 · N4516M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG33.md): Piper PA-11 · Alexander Ck, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 5, 1977 · N4987M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DLA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA12.md): Piper PA-11 · Perry, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1976 · N78698 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC77FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK04.md): Piper PA-11 · Lake Preston, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 16, 1976 · N4528M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA015.md): Piper PA-11 · Comstock, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 21, 1976 · N66A · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76FNC67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC67.md): Piper PA-11 · Cushing, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1976 · N4891M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAH36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH36.md): Piper PA-11 · Peter'S Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 18, 1976 · N78665 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH18.md): Piper PA-11 · Cape Seniavin, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 23, 1976 · N4754H · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA76FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA16.md): Piper PA-11 · Ashland, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 10, 1976 · N5010H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG76.md): Piper PA-11 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 3, 1976 · N4760M · No damage
- [NTSB FTW76DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG27.md): Piper PA-11 · Chapman Ranch, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1975 · N4856M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76AS022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS022.md): Piper PA-11 · Turner, MT · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Oct 17, 1975 · N4575M · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA75FTA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA20.md): Piper PA-11 · Nashua, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N4752M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75AC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC045.md): Piper PA-11 · Brunswick, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 21, 1974 · N4703M · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75ORG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75ORG71.md): Piper PA-30 · Zihuathnejo, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 22, 1974 · N78684 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD11.md): Piper PA-11 · Rockwell Cty, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 24, 1974 · N4858M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG22.md): Piper PA-11 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1974 · N4688M · Substantial damage

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## 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 ('7101102', '7101106'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101102&page=2

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