NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1986

7 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

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1986 per year, 1964–2026: 817 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1986
    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 DEN87FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12-150 · Gilcrest, COThe plt made a low pass at aprx 200 ft AGL & waved at TW0 friends who were duck hunting. He then made a 2nd pass at aprx 150 ft & left the area. About 10 min later, the acft returned & was seen flying down a river at tree top level. The acft struck 3 of 4…Dec 27, 1986 · N78475 · DestroyedNTSB DEN87LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Opheim, MTThe plt elected to take off downhill because he said the hill was too steep to try a takeoff uphill even into the wind. He said that just prior to lift off, he hit a snowbank which slowed the acft down. Deeper snow was then contacted and the acft flipped over.Dec 15, 1986 · N78588 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Tutna Lake, AKThe pilot stated that just after lift off, a left crosswind forced the left wing up, causing the right float to strike the water.Sep 21, 1986 · N5461Y · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Egegik, AKThe pilot stated that after touchdown he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the plane to nose over. At the time of the accident there was a direct crosswind.Jun 15, 1986 · N3598M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Fulton, MOThe pilot and his passenger were on a short flight to check the operation of a VOR receiver. While they were on the landing roll, a gust of wind turned the nose of the airplane to the left and the airplane ran off the runway and the right gear hit a runway…May 1, 1986 · N3XX · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Soldotna, AKThe pilot stated that the aircraft is not equipped with a header tank on the fuel system. The engine was starved of fuel when in a shallow dive.Apr 24, 1986 · N78564 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Soldotna, AKThe pilot stated that during the landing roll he lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft struck a row of trees of the end of the landing area.Jan 25, 1986 · N3992M · Substantial damage