NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, PA

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-12. 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

19642026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, PA per year, 1964–2026: 12 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\" = 'PA' 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 ('7101202'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC02LA084Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Clifford, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper visual lookout for trees. A factor was sunglare.Apr 17, 2002 · N4480M · Substantial damageNTSB BFO94LA119Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Germansville, PAThe pilot failed to maintain a proper descent rate which resulted in an undershoot.Jun 28, 1994 · N3807M · Substantial damageNTSB BFO92LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Easton, PAThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.May 12, 1992 · N98951 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Bernville, PAThe pilot reported that the plane crashed after the right wing tip hit the top of a tree during landing. He reported that he had flown only 2 hrs in the last 90 days. He noted that this was only a 13 minute flight. He thought that he would have been more…Oct 3, 1982 · N3849M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA036Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Leroy Township, PAMar 28, 1981 · N2918M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC74FGM37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Mt Pleasant, PAJun 11, 1974 · N2492M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71DHA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Lehighton, PAAug 2, 1970 · N92518 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC67F0317Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Clarks Summit, PAOct 30, 1966 · N3414M · DestroyedNTSB NYC67F0139Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Annville, PAJul 24, 1966 · N87809 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC65A0121Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Watsontown, PAApr 10, 1965 · N7843H · DestroyedNTSB UNK64X1371Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA12 · Morrisville, PAApr 19, 1964 · N3088M · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X0478Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Bolivar, PAFeb 6, 1964 · N4054M · Substantial damage