NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, TN

8 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.

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Finding

Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, TN per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	2
1965	1
1966	2
1967	1
1969	1
1980	1

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Query with 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" = 'TN' 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

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\" = 'TN' 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"

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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TN' 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

Run 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 ATL80DKW20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Crossville, TNSep 7, 1980 · N3467M · Substantial damage NTSB MIA70F0282Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Crossville, TNDec 29, 1969 · N2301M · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0031Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Nashville, TNSep 30, 1967 · N4386M · Destroyed NTSB MIA67F0186Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Fayetteville, TNSep 16, 1966 · N92765 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0009Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA12 · Gallatin, TNJul 17, 1966 · N98966 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66D0117Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Murfreesboro, TNAug 2, 1965 · N3619M · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X1378Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA12 · Shady Grove, TNApr 19, 1964 · N98941 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X0630Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA12 · Ripley, TNFeb 21, 1964 · N3681M · Destroyed