# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1999

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 SEA00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA024.md): Piper PA-12 · Goldendale, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1999 · N7243V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was a rock just off the edge of the runway surface.
- [NTSB DEN00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA003.md): Piper PA-12 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1999 · N2493M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during landing. A factor was his attention being diverted by a malfunctioning throttle control.
- [NTSB CHI99FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA332.md): Piper PA-12 · Neguanee, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1999 · N91901 · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to maintain clearance from the tower.
- [NTSB ANC99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA131.md): Piper PA-12 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1999 · N3824M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA093.md): Piper PA-12 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1999 · N3780M · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate preflight by the pilot, which failed to detect water contamination of the airplane's fuel.
- [NTSB FTW99LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA165.md): Piper PA-12 · Panhandle, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1999 · N2699M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the noise heard by the pilot that resulted in his decision to execute a precautionary landing.
- [NTSB ANC99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA069.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1999 · N78456 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and maintain a proper rate of descent during the approach for landing, which resulted in a hard landing, and the subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear strut.
- [NTSB ANC99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA031.md): Piper PA-12 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1999 · N4040M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the wheel equipped airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft snow covering the frozen lake.
- [NTSB SEA99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA040.md): Piper PA-12 · Salem, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1999 · N4328X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach, and overload of the left main landing gear. A factor was the embankment at the end of the landing strip.

## 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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