NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-125, 1987
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18-125. 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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\") = 1987
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101812'))
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") = 1987
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101812'))
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 DEN88FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Miles City, MTA cattle rancher was flying his aircraft looking for stray cattle and checking the condition of the ranch. He was at approximately 300 feet AGL when he spotted cattle that had strayed off the ranch. The pilot turned to get a better view of the cattle and flew…NTSB MIA87LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLThe plt reported that while towing a banner aprx 200-300 yards offshore at an alt of aprx 500 ft the eng sputtered, then quit. Attempts to restart it were unsuccessful. The banner was then released & the acft was ditched in the ocean. Post crash examination…