NTSB investigations: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, CA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A. 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

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NTSB investigations: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, CA per year, 1971–2026: 8 cases
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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.\"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 ('2801002'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX01LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Sonoma, CAFailure of the pilot to properly flush out the fuel system after the header tank became submerged in water, which precipitated a loss of engine power and forced landing in a soft open dirt area.May 5, 2001 · N838KC · Substantial damageNTSB LAX99LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Petaluma, CAFailure of the pilot in the Tiger Moth to see and avoid traffic. A contributing factor was the delayed reaction of the student pilot in the Cessna to initiate a turnoff of the taxiway once it became apparent that the other airplane did not see him.Nov 5, 1998 · N838KC · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA299Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DH-82A · Petaluma, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Aug 24, 1990 · N82KF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA218Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DH-82A · Sonoma, CAThe pilot failed to maintain airspeed causing the airplane to inadvertently enter into a stall/mush condition.Jun 29, 1990 · N7966 · DestroyedNTSB SEA85LA128Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth · Orland, CAThe plt reported that during a loop, the eng lost power, then the acft entered an inverted spin. He said that he had gotten out of the inverted spin & was recovering from a regular spin when the acft struck the ground. According to a witness, the plt entered…Jun 5, 1985 · N99108 · DestroyedNTSB LAX80FA137Accident · 2 fatalClosedDehavilland DH82A · Oak View, CAAug 31, 1980 · N87677 · DestroyedNTSB LAX73DUQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DH82A · Santa Susan, CAJul 29, 1973 · N522R · Substantial damageNTSB LAX72DUQ49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DH 82A · Santa Paula, CASep 6, 1971 · N5444 · Substantial damage