# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1997

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 ANC98LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA007.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1997 · N4380M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.
- [NTSB ANC97LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA156.md): Piper PA-12 · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1997 · N7667H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's improper glidepath, and the rough and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA137.md): Piper PA-12 · Healy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1997 · N7894H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to detect water contamination in the fuel tanks. Factors were the worn gaskets on the fuel tank caps, and the pilot's decision to abort the partial power precautionary landing.
- [NTSB ANC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA147.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1997 · N2389M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point, which led to undershoot and the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB SEA97FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA206.md): Piper PA-12 · Horseshoe Bend, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1997 · N3637M · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires. The wires were a factor.
- [NTSB CHI97LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA274.md): Piper PA-12 · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1997 · N3065M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's runway selection, and the hangar.
- [NTSB NYC97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA169.md): Piper PA-12 · Spencerport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1997 · N7682H · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing. The crosswind was a related factor.
- [NTSB FTW97LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA312.md): Piper PA-12 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1997 · N2849M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ATL97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA098.md): Piper PA-12 · Swansboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1997 · N7799H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the gusting winds.
- [NTSB ANC97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA064.md): Piper PA-12 · Dillingahm, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1997 · N4076M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind.
- [NTSB MIA97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA150.md): Piper PA-12 · Key Largo, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1997 · N4141M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collision with bushes and terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA053.md): Piper PA-12 · Nikiski, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1997 · N92793 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper installation of the landing gear wheel.
- [NTSB ANC97LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA049.md): Piper PA-12 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1997 · N112PA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi and takeoff. Soft/snow covered terrain was a related factor.
- [NTSB NYC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA067.md): Piper PA-12 · Clayton Lake, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1997 · N2852M · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

## 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") = 1997
  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=1997

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