NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, GA

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18. 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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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, GA per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	2
1965	1
1967	2
1968	2
1974	1
1994	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" = 'GA' 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 ('7101802')) 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\" = 'GA' 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 ('7101802'))
  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" = 'GA' 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 ('7101802'))
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 MIA95FA021Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Bainbridge, GAInadvertent stall/spin and altitude inadequate for recovery by the pilot-in-command (CFI).Nov 18, 1994 · N5418H · Destroyed NTSB MIA75DKG35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Brooklet, GAOct 9, 1974 · N5777D · Destroyed NTSB MIA69F0195Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Sylvania, GASep 4, 1968 · N1035A · Substantial damage NTSB MIA69F0267Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Sandersville, GAAug 17, 1968 · N6970B · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0202Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Sylvester, GAAug 18, 1967 · N1390A · Destroyed NTSB MIA67A0108Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Albany, GAApr 21, 1967 · N1199A · Destroyed NTSB MIA66F0181Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lenox, GAAug 5, 1965 · N1316A · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X3011Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA18 · Lenox, GAJul 24, 1964 · N7285K · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2553Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA18 · Atlanta, GAJun 28, 1964 · N723C · Substantial damage