# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1996

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 ANC96LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA157.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1996 · N7658H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was: the erroneous (false) indication of the fuel sight tubes.
- [NTSB ANC96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA166.md): Piper PA-12 · Chitina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1996 · N7895H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. A factor associated with the accident is the rough and uneven landing site.
- [NTSB SEA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA178.md): Piper PA-12 · Astoria, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1996 · N2564M · Substantial damage
  > failure of the carburetor heat box flapper valve, and the resultant air flow restriction to the carburetor. A factor relating to the accident was: high vegetation in the area where the forced landing was executed.
- [NTSB CHI96FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA237.md): Piper PA-12 · Roselle, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1996 · N25JP · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper decision to perform a go-around, while there was restricted rudder movement and the banner was still attached to the airplane, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the…
- [NTSB ANC96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA037.md): Piper PA-12 · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1996 · N2431M · Substantial damage
  > The undetermined loss of engine power and lack of suitable terrain to make a forced landing.

## 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") = 1996
  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=1996

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