# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150, CA

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 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 LAX90LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA323.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Montague, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1990 · N2894P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A contributing factor was the student pilot's lack of experience performing landings.
- [NTSB LAX86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA049.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Likely, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1985 · N6878B · Substantial damage
  > While practicing power-off forced landings in an open, snow covered field, the pilot said he applied the throttle to abort the approach but the engine 'sputtered then quit.' The aircraft landed in the snow covered field and flipped over. The pilot said he…
- [NTSB SEA85LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA131.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Brentwood, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1985 · N6995B · Substantial damage
  > On the student plts seventh attempted landing, directional control was lost and a groundloop occurred. The student plt had less than two hours of total pilot in command time.
- [NTSB LAX79FUG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG32.md): Piper PA-18A · Lake Elsinore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1979 · N8581D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG62.md): Piper PA-18A · Hood, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 10, 1975 · N9799D · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74FVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG59.md): Piper PA-18 · Marysville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 20, 1974 · N4734A · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX74DUQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUQ14.md): Piper PA-18A · Mojave, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1973 · N9907D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG66.md): Piper PA-18 · Elsinore, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1972 · N3788P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70FVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVG11.md): Piper PA-18A · Glenn, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 5, 1970 · N3881P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM08.md): Piper PA-18 · Shandon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 13, 1970 · N8487D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0102.md): Piper PA-18A · Livermore, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 29, 1969 · N3689P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0178.md): Piper PA-18A · Corona, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1968 · N3788P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0394.md): Piper PA-18 · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1968 · N9470D · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2992](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2992.md): Piper PA18A · La Verne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1964 · N7097D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1785](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1785.md): Piper PA18 · Cantil, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1964 · N2364P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0603.md): Piper PA18 · El Toro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 18, 1964 · N5897D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0346.md): Piper PA18 · Grass Valle, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 25, 1964 · N9116D · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'CA' 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 ('7101837'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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