NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18A 150, 1987
3 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 31 |
| 1966 | 24 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1969 | 20 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 19 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1987
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
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" 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 ANC87LA154Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A · Windy Ridge, AKThe pilot stated that he had just lifted off from the gravel bar hen he stalled the aircraft and crashed.NTSB ANC87LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · High Lake, AKThe pilot and his passenger were on a fishing/sight-seeing flight when they encountered winds estimated at 35 knots blowing over a mountain ridge. The pilot attempted to fly over the ridge but turned away after experiencing a strong down draft. A second…NTSB ANC87LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Valdez, AKThe pilot reported that he could not keep the ski equipped aircraft from banking to the left after take off and elected to reduce power and land. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when the left wing tip struck the ground and cartwheeled during the…