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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1982

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.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    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 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 SEA83LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Salmon, IDThe plt reported that the strip had about 1,500 ft of usable length, the remaining 3,050 ft consisted of unpacked snow &slush. The usable width of the first 1,500 ft was reported as 8-12 ft. at the time of takeoff the first 1,500 ft was covered with hard…Sep 30, 1982 · N2343M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DA099Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Nr. White Mount, AKThe aircraft collided with the tundra during a forced landing in marginal weather. The pilot said the engine continued to lose engine RPM even though he used carburetor heat. The carburetor heat hose was found to be badly deteriorated during post accident…Sep 27, 1982 · N7765H · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DAG55Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe acft was observed to lift off at the end of the lake, turn downwind & stall, the acft was over max takeoff gross weight & the rear CG was beyond the aft limit.Sep 17, 1982 · N3829M · DestroyedNTSB DEN82FTG06Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Oakes, NDSeveral witnesses reported that the purpose of the flight was blackbird control of a sunflower field. There was speculation by local residents that the aircraft was being used to spread poisoned corn. This was substantiated when corn and a portion of an…Aug 27, 1982 · N7715H · DestroyedNTSB LAX82DA317Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Phoenix, AZThe aircraft collided with trees during takeoff from a 900 foot, dirt strip. The weather was VFR. The temperature was 102 degrees. No accident report was filed. The pilot had an expired medical certificate.Aug 21, 1982 · N98931 · DestroyedNTSB ANC82DA071Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Polly Creek, AKThe pilot landed on the beach near the mouth of Polly Creek to go fishing. After fishing for several hours. He noticed fuel leaking from the filler cap on the left main tank. This occurred when fuel cross-flowed from the right auxiliary tank. The pilot turned…Aug 13, 1982 · N2701M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DA045Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Near Anchorage, AKThe pilot reported that during flight, the engine quit when the right tank went dry. He switched the fuel selector to the left tank, but the engine would not start. Subsequently, the plane was damaged during a forced landing in a creek bottom Near powerlines.…Aug 7, 1982 · N251T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA180Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Long Branch, NJEven though he had performed several banner pick-ups during the afternoon the pilot did no refueling. After 4 hours of towing banners the engine quit. The pilot stated the gauges read 1/3 full of fuel. The pilot ditched the aircraft which sank and has not…Aug 2, 1982 · N2705M · DestroyedNTSB SEA82DA109Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Eugene, ORThe pilot was high and fast on approach and bounced on the first touchdown. On the second touchdown the aircraft swerved and the left main landing gear collapsed.Jul 13, 1982 · N3171M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FIJ02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Dunbar, WVThe pilot took off eastbound toward multiple power lines that crossed the river. The aircraft climbed to about 100 feet and was turning left away from the wires when it nosed over and crashed into the river. The pilot did not have a seaplane rating but had…May 10, 1982 · N7583H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA152Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Quincy, INDuring a pleasure flight, the pilot elected to make an approach to a new runway that he was building. His approach was made from west to east; the wind was reported to be from the north at 7 KTS. The pilot stated that he throttled the engine back to a normal…May 3, 1982 · N7606H · Substantial damage