# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1989

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 LAX90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA052.md): Piper PA-12 · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1989 · N3266M · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA013.md): Piper PA-12 · Palmyra, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1989 · N765WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain airspeed during a tight closed pattern turn to final. Contributing factor(s) was: the pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather conditions, which included fog and reduced visibility.
- [NTSB ANC89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA175.md): Piper PA-12 · Cottonwood Crk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1989 · N3882M · Substantial damage
  > Improper inflight planning/decision by the pilot and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's low pass over rising terrain and the aircraft's subsequent impact with alder bushes (high vegetation).
- [NTSB ANC89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA140.md): Piper PA-12 · Rainy Pass, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1989 · N3669N · Substantial damage
  > Pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, due to misjudgement of airspeed and distance to the landing touch-down point.
- [NTSB ANC89FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA144.md): Piper PA-12 · Windy Fork, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1989 · N7542H · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while operating to or from the gravel bar, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. The rising terrain was considered a contributing factor.
- [NTSB FTW89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA127.md): Piper PA-12 · Sanger, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1989 · N3353M · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall at low altitude.
- [NTSB ANC89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA086.md): Piper PA-12 · Anaktuvuk Pass, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1989 · N3148M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to adequately compensate for downdrafts encountered after departing a gravel bar that was surrounded by mountainous terrain.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101202&year=1989

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