NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12, 1999
9 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
| 1964 | 41 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 38 |
| 1966 | 39 |
| 1967 | 33 |
| 1968 | 34 |
| 1969 | 30 |
| 1970 | 24 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1972 | 24 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 21 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 22 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 15 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 14 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 17 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 18 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1999
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1999
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" DESCRun 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 SEA00LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Goldendale, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was a rock just off the edge of the runway surface.NTSB DEN00LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Las Cruces, NMThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during landing. A factor was his attention being diverted by a malfunctioning throttle control.NTSB CHI99FA332Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Neguanee, MIthe pilot failed to maintain clearance from the tower.NTSB ANC99LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.NTSB ANC99LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Dillingham, AKThe inadequate preflight by the pilot, which failed to detect water contamination of the airplane's fuel.NTSB FTW99LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Panhandle, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the noise heard by the pilot that resulted in his decision to execute a precautionary landing.NTSB ANC99LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and maintain a proper rate of descent during the approach for landing, which resulted in a hard landing, and the subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear strut.NTSB ANC99LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the wheel equipped airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft snow covering the frozen lake.NTSB SEA99LA040Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Salem, ORThe pilot-in-command's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach, and overload of the left main landing gear. A factor was the embankment at the end of the landing strip.