# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150: In flight collision with object

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 SEA04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA101.md): Piper PA-18A · Trego, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2004 · N7094D · Destroyed
  > Failure to maintain clearance from trees during the initial climb.
- [NTSB LAX97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA104.md): Piper PA-18A · Livingston, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1997 · N8487D · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines. A factor was the pilot's poor judgment in conducting unwarranted low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB ANC94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA008.md): Piper PA-18 · Port Heiden, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1993 · N81648 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper preflight planning/preparation. A factor was rising terrain.
- [NTSB ANC92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA131.md): Piper PA-18A · Eisenmenger Crk, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N3889P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to attain clearance of the high vegetation during takeoff. A contributing factor to the accident was the high vegetation.
- [NTSB ANC91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA140.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Gold King, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1991 · N2664A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate. Contributing to the accident was the rising terrain and the tailwind condition.
- [NTSB FTW89DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ06.md): Piper PA-18A · Eva, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 14, 1989 · N6873B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the pilot's limited visual perception due to the ground vehicle.
- [NTSB NYC84LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA253.md): Piper PA-18 · Seboomook Lake, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1984 · N9276D · Substantial damage
  > The acft was on final for a water landing when a bird hit the windscreen according to the plts statement. A witness who observed a dark object (thought to be a cormorant, since several were seen in the area before & after the accident) saidthe object floated…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101837')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101837&occurrence=220

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