NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150, LA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-18A 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.

Defining event

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150, LA per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	2
1965	1
1966	1
1967	1
1970	1
1972	1
1978	1

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Query with SQL

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" = 'LA' 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 ('7101837')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'LA' 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 ('7101837'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' 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 ('7101837'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run 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 FTW78FRJ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Rayville, LAJul 25, 1978 · N7177D · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FRJ06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Tallulah, LAAug 3, 1972 · N7465D · Destroyed NTSB FTW71FRD04Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Crowley, LAJul 25, 1970 · N6776B · Destroyed NTSB FTW68A0052Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Transylvania, LANov 25, 1967 · N9776D · Destroyed NTSB FTW67A0018Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Cameron, LAJul 25, 1966 · N4101Z · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB FTW66F0195Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Franklin, LAAug 9, 1965 · N6999D · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3446Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA18A · Bunkie, LAAug 18, 1964 · N2892Z · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3132Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA18A · Pioneer, LAJul 31, 1964 · N9080D · Destroyed