NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, SD

20 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.

Cases per year

19662026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18, SD per year, 1966–2026: 20 cases
19662
19671
19692
19704
19721
19732
19741
19752
19761
19781
19791
19821
19841

Latest cases

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SD' 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"

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NTSB DEN84LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Barnard, SDDuring a landing in a soy bean field the acft encountered a soft muddy spot which caused the acft to nose over.Apr 6, 1984 · N7594K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Camp Crook, SDPilot making low altutude turns found controls jammed and collided left wing low in descent with bales of hay. Fuselage was found to contain spent and live shotgun shells under the floor. Aileron had a firing pin from a shotgun lodged in a pulley. The pilot…Oct 24, 1982 · N1190A · DestroyedNTSB MKC79FA029Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Oelrichs, SDMay 19, 1979 · N240T · DestroyedNTSB MKC78FTK20Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Naples, SDJun 5, 1978 · N2799P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76FTK19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Milbank, SDJan 24, 1976 · N6980D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76AK019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Hayes, SDSep 5, 1975 · N5487H · DestroyedNTSB MKC75DTK12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Milbank, SDFeb 2, 1975 · N6980D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC75DTK07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cresbard, SDNov 13, 1974 · N1861A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC73DTK15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Winner, SDMay 6, 1973 · N3598Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC73FTK11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Mclaughlin, SDJan 11, 1973 · N8176D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN73DTC02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Belle Frche, SDJul 21, 1972 · N1636A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FDQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Pierre, SDSep 30, 1970 · N9454D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DDQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Opal, SDAug 7, 1970 · N7113K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DDQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ludlow, SDJul 6, 1970 · N1637A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70DDQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Mobridge, SDJan 15, 1970 · N8176D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70D0072Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Camp Crook, SDJul 3, 1969 · N1190A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69D0478Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Onida, SDMay 30, 1969 · N3475Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67F0509Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Watertown, SDApr 15, 1967 · N9097D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC67F0179Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Hermosa, SDSep 4, 1966 · N6098D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC66D0432Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Summit, SDFeb 18, 1966 · N6980D · Substantial damage