NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-125

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18-125, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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-18-125 per year, 1991–2026: 5 cases
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101812')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC03LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Tanana, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in an overrun and nose down. Factors contributing to the accident were gusty winds, and restricted aileron control movement.Sep 23, 2003 · N1386A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC02LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in the right wing striking the ground.Jun 13, 2002 · N1888A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW97LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Westcliffe, COfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing.Nov 9, 1996 · N1334A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC95TA067Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Sand Point, AKThe premature castoring of the tailwheel steering mechanism. A factor associated the accident is the added degree of difficulty in handling airplanes equipped with oversize 'tundra' tires.Jun 3, 1995 · N125FG · Substantial damageNTSB SEA91LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Ekalaka, MTThe pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors to the accident were: the landing surface was covered with slush, snow was falling and obscured the pilot's vision.Apr 13, 1991 · N1322A · Substantial damage