NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135, 1988
2 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
| 1964 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Where
Open the mapLatest 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1988
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"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") = 1988
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" 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 NYC89FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Akron, NYThe Piper PA-18-135 stalled on takeoff and crashed. Witnesses said they observed the aircraft nose high, not climbing, and at a slow airspeed. They reported that the aircraft banked left and struck trees. The aircraft descended through the trees to the ground…NTSB LAX88LA286Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Parker, AZThe pilot reported that just after tkof from a river the eng was not developing sufficient power to maintain altitude. The pilot made a landing and during the landing roll collided with rough terrain. After the accident, the engine was test run and found to…