# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 2004

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 CHI04LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA285.md): Piper PA-12 · Perham, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N7977H · Substantial damage
  > The dual student's improper compensation for the crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. An additional cause was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ANC04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA120.md): Piper PA-12 · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2004 · N4409M · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC04FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA102.md): Piper PA-12 · Koliganek, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2004 · N2899M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB NYC04LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA160.md): Piper PA-12 · Jaffrey, NH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2004 · N2489M · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI04CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA118.md): Piper PA-12 · Hartford, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2004 · N2368M · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA040.md): Piper PA-12 · Copper Center, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2004 · N3029M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb, and a subsequent encounter with snow-covered terrain. Factors contributing to the…

## 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") = 2004
  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=2004

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