# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150, NV

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 LAX05LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA324.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mountain City, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2005 · N2333J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which led to a stall and impact with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB LAX03TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA233.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Ely, NV · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 2003 · N8991Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the road and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the second pilot's landing and his delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB LAX02TA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02TA105.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Winnemucca, NV · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 2002 · N742 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations that lead to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB LAX02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA062.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2002 · N83517 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX97LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA329.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Hawthorne, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1997 · N82259 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX92FA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA356.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Incline Village, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · N2406J · Destroyed
  > Was the pilot's in flight loss of airplane control due to physical incapacitation.
- [NTSB SEA85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA036.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Imlay, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1984 · N9659P · Destroyed
  > Plt was reportedly engaged in aerial coyote hunting, witnesses observed acft of this description flying low and slow in vicinity but there were no eyewitnesses to the crash. Investigation revealed acft impacted ground upright with high vertical descent rate.…
- [NTSB LAX81DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DA074.md): Piper PA-18 · Quinn River, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1981 · N2470H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ20.md): Piper PA-18 · Alpine Valley, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 30, 1980 · N2470H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FXQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ47.md): Piper PA-18 · Sparks, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1975 · N8075P · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73AP035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP035.md): Piper PA-18 · Baker, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 9, 1973 · N4075Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DXQ17.md): Piper PA-18 · Lovelock, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 9, 1972 · N3965Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0062.md): Piper PA-18 · Empire, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 7, 1966 · N6978B · Destroyed

## 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" = 'NV' 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 ('7101828', '7104221', '7102835'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101828&state=NV

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