# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150: Nose over

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 LAX02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA087.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Beatty, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2002 · N9299D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA167.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · North Plains, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2000 · N6985D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes. Contributing factors were the pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed (landing long and fast) and lack of experience in the make/model of aircraft.
- [NTSB ANC95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA145.md): Piper PA-18A · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1995 · N9067D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's selection of a short/uneven landing area that required excessive braking action while landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC94LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA116.md): Piper PA-18 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1994 · N4478A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selecting a gravel bar for a normal landing. A factor was the soft spot in the gravel bar.
- [NTSB ANC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA059.md): Piper PA-18 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1990 · N6MX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in a nose-over of the aircraft when it encountered a wave from a boat during the takeoff run.
- [NTSB ANC89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA152.md): Piper PA-18 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1989 · N150LT · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the plt. Contributing factors were rough terrain, rain, high density altitude, tailwind, gusts, and the pilot's improper use of brakes.
- [NTSB ANC82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA092.md): Piper PA-18 · Near Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 17, 1982 · N3771P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft was flipped over by gusty tailwind after the pilot landed downwind. No logical reason offered for downwind landing.
- [NTSB ANC82DAG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG37.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Near Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 15, 1982 · N7781D · Substantial damage
  > Pilot landed on a glacier and nosed over. Aircraft occupants were rescued after being sighted by a commercial carrier.

## 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" = 300))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101837&occurrence=300

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