NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150, NV

13 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18-150. 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-18-150, NV per year, 1966–2026: 13 cases
19661
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19751
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19841
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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\" = 'NV' 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 ('7101828', '7104221', '7102835'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX05LA324Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Mountain City, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which led to a stall and impact with trees and terrain.Aug 31, 2005 · N2333J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX03TA233Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Ely, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the road and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the second pilot's landing and his delayed remedial action.Jul 14, 2003 · N8991Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02TA105Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Winnemucca, NVThe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations that lead to fuel exhaustion.Mar 8, 2002 · N742 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Reno, NVThe pilot failed to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the tailwind.Jan 5, 2002 · N83517 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA329Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Hawthorne, NVThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.Sep 24, 1997 · N82259 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX92FA356Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Incline Village, NVWas the pilot's in flight loss of airplane control due to physical incapacitation.Aug 17, 1992 · N2406J · DestroyedNTSB SEA85FA036Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Imlay, NVPlt was reportedly engaged in aerial coyote hunting, witnesses observed acft of this description flying low and slow in vicinity but there were no eyewitnesses to the crash. Investigation revealed acft impacted ground upright with high vertical descent rate.…Dec 25, 1984 · N9659P · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DA074Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Quinn River, NVApr 14, 1981 · N2470H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX80DXQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Alpine Valley, NVJan 30, 1980 · N2470H · Substantial damageNTSB OAK75FXQ47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Sparks, NVJun 10, 1975 · N8075P · DestroyedNTSB OAK73AP035Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Baker, NVApr 9, 1973 · N4075Z · DestroyedNTSB OAK72DXQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lovelock, NVJan 9, 1972 · N3965Z · Substantial damageNTSB LAX66A0062Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Empire, NVFeb 7, 1966 · N6978B · Destroyed