# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150, 1986

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 ANC87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA013.md): Piper PA-18 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1986 · N1ZA · Substantial damage
  > The student plt stalled the acft at aprx 20 to 30 ft AGL during the initial climbout. Subsequently, the acft impacted the rwy & went off to the side.
- [NTSB CHI87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA012.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Int'L Falls, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1986 · N4875A · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed maneuvering over the passengers house just prior to the accident. The plt circled the residence with the acft wings almost perpendicular to the ground at an alt between 150 and 200 ft AGL. According to witnesses, as the wings reached the…
- [NTSB ANC86LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA166.md): Piper PA-18 · Pilot Point, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1986 · N4371A · Substantial damage
  > The Pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane during the takeoff run on a dirt road. The accident occurred as the plane was going around a curve in the roadway.
- [NTSB DEN86LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA250.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1986 · N8595D · Substantial damage
  > While in normal cruise flt, after crossing a ridgeline, the plt encountered downdraft wind currents. The acft entered a descent from which the plt could not recover. He attempted to make an emergency forced landing in rough desert terrain. The acft impacted…
- [NTSB ANC86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA149.md): Piper PA-18 · Umiat, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1986 · N9049Z · Destroyed
  > The airplane departed on September 7, 1986 for a local hunting trip with a client. The airplane did not return and the wreckage was found on September 9, 1986. The airplane was destroyed by post-impact fire. According to the guide, for whom the pilot was…

## 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") = 1986
  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&year=1986

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