# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135, MT

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 SEA97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA036.md): Piper PA18-135 · Cohagen, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1996 · N62100 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were the intentional flight at a low altitude and the over gross condition of the airplane.
- [NTSB DEN85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA150.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Cut Bank, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N2491A · Substantial damage
  > The purpose of the flt was to clean the acft spray sys. The plt reported that he initiated a downhill/donwind takeoff in winds that were light, but gusting. At lift-off, the plt lost directional control & the acft mushed & crashed. The plt believed the…
- [NTSB DEN85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA085.md): Piper PA-18 · Polson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1985 · N8676C · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated a 35 kt gust of wind from the north lifted the tail of the acft to the left. The acft veered right, contacted a snow bank and nosed over. The plt was taxiing on rwy 18 after landing when the accident occurred.
- [NTSB SEA79FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA15.md): Piper PA-18 · Circle, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1979 · N5493H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76AS078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS078.md): Piper PA-18 · Zurich, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 24, 1976 · N8966C · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA71DTI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DTI31.md): Piper PA-18 · Gallatin Gwy, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 23, 1971 · N3695A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0107.md): Piper PA-18 · Zortman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 14, 1966 · N1197C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0180.md): Piper PA-18A · Huntley, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 8, 1965 · N3688A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0039.md): Piper PA-18 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1965 · N3688A · Substantial damage

## 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101820'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101820&state=MT

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