# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 ANC06CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA110.md): Piper PA-12 · Coldfoot, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2006 · N7663H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts, and rough and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA095.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2000 · N2796M · Substantial damage
  > The pilots selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was high brush along side the landing area.
- [NTSB ANC00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA047.md): Piper PA-12 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2000 · N3697M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.
- [NTSB LAX00FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA122.md): Piper PA-12 · Cima, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N7586H · Destroyed
  > In-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC99LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA003.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1998 · N98900 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of a proper touchdown point. Factors associated with the accident were darkness, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
- [NTSB ANC94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA122.md): Piper PA-12 · Chickaloon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1994 · N2389M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and a failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were the rising, rough/uneven terrain and the tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA052.md): Piper PA-12 · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1994 · N7805H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include the pilot's poor inflight decision to attempt low level maneuvers in a narrow canyon.
- [NTSB ANC92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA173.md): Piper PA-12 · Kasilof, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1992 · N2464M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's inadvertant power off stall entry resulting in the collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB ANC92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA172.md): Piper PA-12-150 · Upper Yantarni, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1992 · N2577M · Substantial damage
  > Pilot in command inadvertant encounter with aerodynamic stall during low level approach turn. Factor affecting the accident was: the pilot's approach procedure/technique to fly VFR approach pattern at 50 feet AGL.
- [NTSB ANC89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA020.md): Piper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1988 · N2930M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the approach and failed to maintain a proper descent rate. A related factor was trees.
- [NTSB FTW88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA013.md): Piper PA-12 · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1987 · N4045M · Substantial damage
  > While circling an unlighted private airstrip, the pilot allowed the aircraft to descend into 2 feet of water causing substantial damage.

## 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 ('7101202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101202&occurrence=230

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