# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, 1998

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 ANC98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA135.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1998 · N7279K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's premature liftoff.
- [NTSB ANC98LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA054.md): Piper PA-18 · Glennallen, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1998 · N8578D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane's fuel system, and presence of water in the fuel system.
- [NTSB MIA98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA144.md): Piper PA-18 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1998 · N225NY · Substantial damage
  > The intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot and the company/operator with the known deficiencies in equipment (worn carburetor). Also, the poor preflight planning by the pilot for his failure to recognize that the carburetor heat control was…
- [NTSB ANC98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA022.md): Piper PA-18 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1998 · N1379A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued VFR over-the-top operation, becoming lost/disoriented, his inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors in the accident were the presence of a cloud layer below the pilot's selected altitude, 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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