# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, 1985

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 DEN85LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA248.md): Piper PA-18 · Deming, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1985 · N7467D · Substantial damage
  > While practicing touch and go landings the plt added pwr for takeoff and the eng quit. The plt veered the acft to the left to avoid hitting farm machinery and collided with a tree stump. Post accident exam of the eng revealed the eng mostlikely failed as a…
- [NTSB ANC85LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA159.md): Piper PA-18 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1985 · N625SW · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed shortly after the plt had departed an airstrip to proceed on a hunting trip. Impact occurred in a wooded area about 1 mi from the strip. According to witnesses, the plt had made 2 low approaches over the trees before the acdnt. The acft was…
- [NTSB NYC85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA218.md): Piper PA-18-95 · Millinocket, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1985 · N3287Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he was departing from south twin lake in winds that were from 270 deg at 12 gusting 20 KTS. After the acft lifted off the water, he started a slight turn. He stated that at about that time, a gust of wind simultaneously lifted the nose &…
- [NTSB NYC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA186.md): Piper PA-18-95 · Stowe, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N5777D · Substantial damage
  > During cruise flt, the plt heard a loud knocking coming from the eng and a decrease in oil pressure. During the landing in a fld, the landing gear collapsed and the acft ground looped. Examination of the eng disclosed that the hydraulic lifters of three of…
- [NTSB ANC85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA132.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mccarthy, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1985 · N1109A · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command was departing from a 600 foot long airstrip at a 3400 foot field elevation. The takeoff run was downslope and the pilot had to pull the airplane off the ground by use of the control stick and the application of full flaps, the 40 degree…
- [NTSB MIA85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA177.md): Piper PA-18 · St.Petersburg, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1985 · N1211A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was assigned an aircraft with a recently overhauled engine to tow a banner. He preflighted, started and ran-up the engine 3 times. Each time the engine ran rough and lost RPM on magneto checks. After each occurrence, companymaintenance personnel…
- [NTSB NYC85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA207.md): Piper PA-18 · Moose River, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1985 · N8105D · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees during takeoff and crashed. The plt said he encountered turbulence at about 100 ft AGL which' forced' the acft into the trees.
- [NTSB ANC85LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA072.md): Piper PA-18 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1985 · N1827A · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the right ski hit something during the takeoff run & bent the right main gear/ski down & aft. He elected to land on snow covered terrain near the small village of Beluga, AK. Before coming to rest during the landing, the acft went over on…
- [NTSB ANC85LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA037.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1985 · N1827A · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated, while taxiing the wind lifted the acft twice. On the second ground contact the landing gear collapsed. Plt reported winds were from 090 degrees at 10 to 18 knots.

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101802&year=1985

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