# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 2011

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 ANC11CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA113.md): Piper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2011 · N2945M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to take off from an off-airport site in variable wind.
- [NTSB ANC11CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA106.md): Piper PA-12 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2011 · N78564 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to take off uphill into rising terrain.
- [NTSB ANC11CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA097.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2011 · N3654M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misidentification of the runway environment in dusk light conditions.
- [NTSB ANC11CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA094.md): Piper PA-12 · North Pole, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2011 · N78463 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the water.
- [NTSB WPR11FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA334.md): Piper PA-12 · Joshua Tree, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2011 · N7510H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct low altitude flight at a high density altitude and into a box canyon, which resulted in the airplane colliding with rising terrain when its climb capability was exceeded.
- [NTSB ANC11FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA065.md): Piper PA-12 · Delta, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2011 · N92770 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn back to the airport following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the separation of the pilot's seat…
- [NTSB ANC11CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA063.md): Piper PA-12 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N2318M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ANC11CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA033.md): Piper PA-12 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2011 · N7690H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in a departure with the fuel selector in the "off" position, a subsequent loss of engine power, and an off-airport emergency landing.
- [NTSB ANC11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA025.md): Piper PA-12 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2011 · N3613M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged altitude while landing in bright sunlight on an airstrip surrounded by snow, resulting in an undershoot and a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA11CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA134.md): Piper PA-12 · Sebago Lake, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2011 · N3806M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s initiation of a right turn with insufficient altitude remaining during an aborted landing resulting in a collision with the landing 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") = 2011
  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=2011

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