# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150, 2002

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 ANC03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA017.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Chenega Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2002 · N7002Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a berm.
- [NTSB ANC02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA116.md): Piper PA-18 · Nikolai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2002 · N2410P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain while taxiing for takeoff, which precipitated an on ground collision with a tree stump. Factors contributing to the accident were soft terrain and the presence of tree stumps.
- [NTSB ANC02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA094.md): Piper PA-18 · Copper Center, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2002 · N83272 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in a nose-over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough/uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA090.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2002 · N4151Z · Substantial damage
  > A jammed flight control system yoke/stick, which made directional control of the airplane not possible, and resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA087.md): Piper PA-18 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2002 · N4948 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.
- [NTSB ANC02FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA042.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2002 · N6969H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a fuel tank that did not contain a usable quantity of fuel. Factors associated with the accident are the dirt berm, meteorological conditions conducive to carburetor icing, and carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ANC02FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA038.md): Piper PA-18 · Lime Village, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N4347Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather and his inability to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was high winds due to thunderstorm outflow activity.
- [NTSB ANC02TA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA036.md): Piper PA-18 · Holy Cross, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 16, 2002 · N82735 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of high vegetation (willows) along the right side of the landing area.
- [NTSB NYC02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA094.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Middleville, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2002 · N4151F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway after being struck by a gust of wind. Factors were the gusty winds and the berm struck by the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA02FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA063.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Silesia, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2002 · N4389A · Destroyed
  > The non-certificated pilot's inadvertent entry into a stall condition at low altitude.
- [NTSB ANC02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA027.md): Piper PA-18 · Chickaloon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2002 · N5408Y · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the instructor. Factors associated with the accident are the snow-covered runway and the loss of directional control by the student pilot.
- [NTSB SEA02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA058.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Fort Peck, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2002 · N22EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control and foreign object damage to the aileron and wing. The restricted movement of the flight controls was a factor.
- [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 FTW02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA078.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2002 · N4013E · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA032.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Eagle Point, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2002 · N4379Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA009.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2002 · N9908D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, icy runway conditions, and snow-covered terrain along the runway edges.
- [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.

## 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") = 2002
  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=2002

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