NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135, CO

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18-135. 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

19692026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135, CO per year, 1969–2026: 7 cases
19691
19741
19891
19961
20001
20121
20191

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CO' 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 ('7101820'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB GAA19CA117Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18-135 · Longmont, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jan 3, 2019 · N89018 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Del Norte, COThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident were the sensitivity of the brake system and the certified flight instructor pilot's delayed remedial action.Jan 2, 2012 · N9952Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN01LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Longmont, COthe pilot's failure to mantain directional control during landing roll.Dec 27, 2000 · N9058G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW97LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Boulder, COthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper use of rudder. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of airplane.Oct 12, 1996 · N9967Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN89LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Boulder, COFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent damage to the wing.Jul 25, 1989 · N9967Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN74DTE36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Aurora, COJan 6, 1974 · N8655C · Substantial damageNTSB DEN70D0003Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Flagler, COMar 18, 1969 · N1258C · Substantial damage