# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1998

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 CHI99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA034.md): Piper PA-12 · Carrol, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1998 · N92585 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight inpection of the fuel tanks and filler neck caps before departure. Factors associated with this accident were the leaking right wing fuel tank filler cap and fuel exhaution.
- [NTSB ANC99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA011.md): Piper PA-12 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1998 · N5129Y · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor associated with the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [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 ANC98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA166.md): Piper PA-12 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1998 · N2796M · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft's left wheel encountering a hole as the pilot taxied from landing and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Contributing factors were the rough terrain and gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC98LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA155.md): Piper PA-12 · New Stuyahok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1998 · N7689H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area and his intentional ground loop maneuver. A factor associated with the accident was trees.
- [NTSB ANC98LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA137.md): Piper PA-12 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1998 · N3200M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ATL98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA116.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1998 · N78583 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot continued flight operation with known deficiencies in equipment.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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