# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135, 2005

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 ANC05CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA152.md): Piper PA-18 · Wiseman, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2005 · N9950Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were a short landing area, and pressure to conduct the flight, which the pilot stated was a rescue situation.
- [NTSB LAX05CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA212.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Pine Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2005 · N2663A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff and excessive brake application. A contributing factor was the downsloping terrain used for the landing and takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL05FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA086.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Conway, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2005 · N9951Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering after releasing a banner aerial sign, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's improper supervision of the pilot receiving…
- [NTSB ANC05LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA056.md): Piper PA-18 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2005 · N8960C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.

## 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") = 2005
  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&year=2005

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