# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150, 1985 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 DEN86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA021.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Buffalo, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1985 · N6854P · Substantial damage > According to officials, the plt was searching for hunters when the acft he was flying contacted the ground. Witnesses stated that blowing snow, low overcast clouds & visibility of less than 1/2 mi prevailed at the time of the acdnt. A blood sample was taken… - [NTSB ANC85LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA168.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mcgrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1985 · N74924 · Substantial damage > While en route & about 15 mi from his destination, the plt noted that both the eng RPM & the oil pressure were decreasing. Subsequently, he made an emerg landing in an area of small trees & brush next to a swamp. An exam of the eng was made, but no mechanical… - [NTSB ANC85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA160.md): Piper PA-18 · Yuki River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1985 · N83545 · Substantial damage > During a normal cruise the aircraft engine quit. The pilot attempted a emergency landing on the Yuki River. During the examination of the aircraft engine no mechanical failure or malfunction was noted. Water was located in both the fuel tanks and fuel lines. - [NTSB ANC85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA139.md): Piper PA-18 · Kustatan River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1985 · N1104N · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he landed the float plane on the Kustatan River to fish. Later, when he was departing, he selected an area that required negotiating a turn on the step. He reported that there was a 10 to 12 knot headwind that became a quartering… - [NTSB ANC85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA137.md): Piper PA-18 · Drift River, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1985 · N14159 · Substantial damage > Apln crashed on gravel bar after wing tip hit ground during low alt turn. The unlicesed plt stated that he WA s in his second 360 deg turn & hit his own wake turbulence. - [NTSB ANC85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA133.md): Piper PA-18 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1985 · N8688D · Substantial damage > Plt stated, '... On the go-around attempt I got behind the power curve & could not clear the trees. It stalled & turned to the left, hitting the trees about 15 ft off the ground which cushioned the fall & then slid down to the ground.' The plt was attempting… - [NTSB ANC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA115.md): Piper PA-18 · Sandy Piont, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1985 · N49512 · Substantial damage > Pilot lost control while attempting to demonstrate aerobatic flight at low altitude and crashed. - [NTSB ANC85FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA107.md): Piper PA-18 · Lake Beverley, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1985 · N74963 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he & his student plt was flying around the lake well below the tree line, & after a steep right bank the acft struck the trees & crashed in the lake, the acft sank into 10 to 12 ft of water. - [NTSB ANC85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA106.md): Piper PA-18 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1985 · N3684Z · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was making an apch to the arpt when the acft ran out of fuel. Subsequently, the acft crash landed about 1-1/2 mi nw of the arpt. - [NTSB ANC85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA080.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1985 · N4621Y · Substantial damage > The pilot in command stated he was flying in whiteout conditions when he observed an island pass by the right side of the airplane. He started a right turn and the right wing struck the lake ice surface. He stated he did not realize he was that low. - [NTSB ANC85LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA064.md): Piper PA-18 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1985 · N91003 · Substantial damage > The acft was occupied by the owner/plt, a 42 yr old student plt seated in the front seat, and a 41 yr old private plt, a career police officer of the anchorage police force, who was seated in the rear seat of this 2 seat acft. The seats were in a tanden… - [NTSB SEA85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA086.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Sunnyside, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1985 · N4379Z · Destroyed > The acft crashed after colliding with electrical power lines near an open field. Initial impact with the power lines occurred where the wires were routed over a draw between 2 ridges. The acft came to rest inverted between the power lines & the open field.… - [NTSB DEN85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA101.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1985 · N2582S · Substantial damage > On March 21, 1985, a Piper pa 18 ground looped on landing rollout at gran Forks, ND. The instructor stated the aircraft accident occurred when he was checking out another flight instructor in the tailwheel airplane. During the landing roll out the airplane… - [NTSB ANC85FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA056.md): Piper PA-18 · Koyukuk, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1985 · N62744 · Substantial damage > The plts of N62744 & three other acft were on an aerial hunting flt. Witnesses in two of the other acft stated the plt of N62744 was maneuvering near a wolverine, but was flying too fast. He announced on the radio that he was going to come back for another… - [NTSB LAX85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA158.md): Piper PA-18-180 · Fremont, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1985 · N4363Z · Substantial damage > The acft contacted a barbed wire fence and rough terrain during an emergency landing following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. The plt stated that two pwr interruptions occurred during the takeoff before the final pwr loss and he suspected fuel… - [NTSB DEN85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA076.md): Piper PA-18 · Thompson Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1985 · N3777P · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced lndg on terrain covered by 20 inches of snow. The flt was on deer survey flt the plt told of improper use of the carb heat control during a period of'perfect' icing conditions. The plts reduction of power during maneuvering… - [NTSB ANC85FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA042.md): Piper PA-18 · Minto, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1985 · N4242Z · Substantial damage > The plt had landed the ski equipped acft on the shore of a lake that was covered with grassy tundra & snow. For a subsequent takeoff, he elected to continue straight ahead rather than back taxi to where he had a known surface condition. During the takeoff,… - [NTSB DEN85LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA059.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N3575Z · Substantial damage > The acft lost eng pwr and was substantially damaged during an off arpt energency landing. The purpose of the flt was to look for coyotes. The post accident eng exam revealed that 9 consecutive teeth on the left magneto drive gear were ground off. This allowed… ## 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") = 1985 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&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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