Fatal NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL
11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1968 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101808'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101808'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA01LA102Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-105 Special · Wilbur, WAA collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI92FA145Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Arnold, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors in the accident were improper adjustment of the carburetor float level by an unknown person, and the pilot's disregarding weight-and-balance.NTSB SEA90FA036Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Longmire, WAUndetermined.NTSB DEN82FTK06Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Watertown, SDThe pilot was spraying a sunflower field next to an alfalfa field that was being irrigated. As he pulled up from his third swath run, he began a procedure turn-around over the alfalfa field. During the turn, the plane rolled to an inverted attitude, then…NTSB ANC82FAG30Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Near Dillingham, AKThe acft impacted a side of a mountain Near horseshoe pass at an elevation of 250 ft above sea level. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight with VMC prevailing.NTSB SEA79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18S · Bozeman, MTNTSB FTW76AF014Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Stuttgart, ARNTSB OAK74AP039Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Loleta, CANTSB IAD71AI006Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Clear Spring, MDNTSB ANC70A0039Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Palmer, AKNTSB DIA68A0051Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Asheville, NC