NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18A 150, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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
| 1993 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101837')
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\" = 350))
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101837')
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" = 350))
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 FTW03LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Roanoke, TXThe flight instructor's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB SEA02LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Brewster, WAThe magneto was inadvertently switched off by the pilot during the climb. A tree was a factor.NTSB ATL01LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-A-150 · Sun City, FLThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, a factor was weather conditions favorable for carburetor icingNTSB ANC99LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Iliamna, AKA loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB SEA99LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Jordan Valley, ORThe pilot's inadvertent stall/mush of the aircraft while attempting a forced landing due to partial power loss of the engine. Factors include carburetor icing conditions and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat.NTSB MIA98LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Gulf Of Mexicoloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing (ditching) at sea.NTSB MIA93LA171Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Cape Canaveral, FLLoss of engine power for an undetermined reason.