# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 2003

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 ANC04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA017.md): Piper PA-12 · Togiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2003 · N3624M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason that resulted in a forced landing, a collapse of the main landing gear, and a collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN04LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA032.md): Piper PA-12 · Edgewood, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2003 · N4159M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Factors contributing to the accident include the resulting fuel exhaustion, the snow covered field and the fence.
- [NTSB ANC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA127.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2003 · N2914M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a runway light fixture.
- [NTSB FTW03LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA230.md): Piper PA-12 · Wayne, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2003 · N3336M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA03WA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03WA114.md): Piper PA-12 · Nimpo Lake, BC, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 19, 2003 · N3351M · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA056.md): Piper PA-12 · Teller, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2003 · N2475M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of control and nose down of the airplane. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA045.md): Piper PA-12 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2003 · N3651N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with ocean water. A factor associated with the accident was a gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB DEN03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA048.md): Piper PA-12 · Buena Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2003 · N78559 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the crosswind weather condition and gusty wind condition.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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