# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, 1993

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 ANC93LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA141.md): Piper PA-18 · Bernard Glacier, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1993 · N1200A · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, concerning the landing at the remote strip, which resulted in a nose over, while using heavy brakes to stop. A factor related to the accident was: the rough/uneven condition of the landing strip.
- [NTSB ANC93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA120.md): Piper PA-18 · Chickaloon Flat, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1993 · N1009A · Destroyed
  > The pilot in commands misjudgment of aerodynamic maneuvering parameters (inflight decision making), and his inadvertant stall/spin entry at low altitude.
- [NTSB CHI93LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA245.md): Piper PA-18 · Felton, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1993 · N1841A · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors contributing to the accident were a cracked carburetor float, fuel starvation, and the failure to perform an annual inspection.
- [NTSB FTW93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA113.md): Piper PA-18 · Marshall, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1993 · N8696D · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the fence post.

## 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") = 1993
  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=1993

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