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    case_phases AS (
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NTSB CHI83FA350Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMonnett Moni · Omro, WIAccording to witnesses, the wind was northwesterly at about 20 KTS & the rwy heading of the dirt strip was 030 deg. The plt made a low pass over the strip, then made a touch-&-go landing. On the 3rd apch, the acft touched down about 800 to 900 ft from the…Aug 1, 1983 · N3919X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA367Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Eureka, NVThe pilot had landed at this strip to attend a local rodeo. The airstrip was 2000 ft of loose gravel. The wind was calm,temperature 65 degrees, and the elevation was 5900 ft MSL, density alt was 7500 ft. the pilot used 10 degrees of flaps for takeoff. He said…Jul 31, 1983 · N761NF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA366Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · S. Lake Tahoe, CADuring takeoff over descending terrain in a mountainous area, the RPM began decaying when the helicopter had accelerated to 40 KTS & was about 75 ft AGL. The plt applied more throttle & increased the collective, then noted that the manifold pressure was…Jul 31, 1983 · N11102 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FGM04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportChamberlain KR-1 · Johnstown, PAThe acft collided with the ground after takeoff. The weather was VMC and no flt plan was filed. The acft was an amateur/experimental KR-1 with a vw 2100 cc engine, maintained under a condition inspection program performed by the owner. Investigation at the…Jul 30, 1983 · N80190 · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA365Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Show Low, AZThe arpt elevation was 6411 ft MSL & the density altitude was aprx 9150 ft. during takeoff, the acft climbed to about 7300 ft MSL, then began to lose power. The plt was unable to return to the arpt. During an emergency landing, the wing of the acft hit a…Jul 30, 1983 · N30236 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · East St Louis, ILThe CFI noticed the acft was not climbing & the airspeed was not increasing. He took control of the acft & landed in a bean field. He later stated that the flaps were not retracted by the student after takeoff.Jul 30, 1983 · N6032K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA135Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Healy, AKThe plt stated that after takeoff, at aprx 400 ft, the engine lost power. During a forced landing, the acft crashed in a river. No mechanical failure or malfunction was found.Jul 29, 1983 · N8553W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American Rockwell 680 · Bayport, NYAt about 60 ft AGL black smoke was observed coming from the left eng. The acft continued a climb in a nose high attitude& the nose pitched down & the acft rolled inverted. Eng teardown revealed extensive damage to the supercharger assembly. The impeller shaft…Jul 28, 1983 · N6878S · DestroyedNTSB MIA83LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Port Manatee, FLAfter overflying the strip to check the condition, the plt re-entered the pattern for a touch & go. After touchdown he applied full power & made a low pass down the strip. He began to pull up about midway down the strip & noticed a loss ofpower. The acft…Jul 28, 1983 · N25273 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKane Bush BY Mustang 2 · Winona, MNThe plt initiated a takeoff on a 2000 ft grass strip. He stated that the takeoff was normal until it became apparent that the acft would not climb out of ground effect. Since the go/no go decision point had been passed, he attempted to climb straight ahead.…Jul 28, 1983 · N4K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA336Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican Aerolights Eagle 2 · Valpariso, INThe person who sold the acft to the plt stated he had given the plt a training flt that evening, but since there was only 1 set of controls, the plt (involved in the accident) only observed. Since darkness was apchg, the previous owner did not want to…Jul 28, 1983 · N930AA · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-1C · Doylestown, PAThe student made 2 takeoffs & landings, then waited for traffic to clear the rwy before taking off again. While climbing to traffic pattern altitude on the 3rd takeoff, the eng lost power. An emergency checklist to restart the eng was not completed because of…Jul 27, 1983 · N9978U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · St. Augustine, FLThe instructor plt stated that just after lift-off, the eng began misfiring & lost power. At that point, there was insufficient rwy remaining to stop, so an attempt was made to continue the takeoff. The acft did not clear corn at the end of the 2000 ft strip.…Jul 27, 1983 · N9945T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA360Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller 12E · Los Banos, CAThe plt had dropped off a flagman in an area to be sprayed, & had just departed & obtained translational lift when the eng lost power. The acft touched down in a freshly irrigated cotton field, rolled over inverted & burst into flames. The 'b' nut which…Jul 27, 1983 · N9770C · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA371Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Venice, LAThe acft landed hard during an autorotation landing. The plt said he could not control the engine RPM with RPM switch onthe collective or the manual throttle control. N2 tended to go over 100 percent. The plt notified his company and planned for an…Jul 27, 1983 · N2268X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FKG10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 177 · Greensboro, GAThe plt-in-command reported that the acft was very low on fuel & he had 10 gallons added to each wing tank before departing madison, GA. From madison, he flew to Greensboro, GA for sales demonstrtion flts. During the 1st demonstration flt, the acft performed…Jul 27, 1983 · N3493T · DestroyedNTSB LAX83FA351Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA32R-T301 · Bakersfield, CAThe acft landed hard, collided with a ditch and collapsed the landing gear during a forced landing after the engine quitat 75 ft AGL during takeoff. The engine was started after the accident and ran for over 7 minutes until it was cut off.Jul 25, 1983 · N8370L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA291Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Cumberland, KYThe plt was conducting local sightseeing flts from a school parking lot. The lot was about 75 yds by 35 yds. On the sidenear a highway there is a six-foot chain link fence the plt had to clear during each takeoff. After boarding the pax theplt hovered…Jul 25, 1983 · N9046A · DestroyedNTSB ANC83FA131Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna U206 · Near Iliamna, AKThe eng lost power just after a water takeoff. The acft landed straight ahead in muskeg & tundra collapsing the floats. Eng teardown revealed a metallic 'nugget' in the left intake manifold between the #4 & #6 ports. Numerous marks were found on the inside of…Jul 25, 1983 · N4661Z · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Melrose, FLThe plt took off on rwy 11 (elev 150 ft MSL) with a density alt of 1500 ft. he reported the wind was calm, but aprx 14 mi west at gainsville, FL, the 2052 EDT wind was from 250 deg at 9 KTS. During takeoff, the acft climbed aprx 75 ft, then settled into trees…Jul 24, 1983 · N99474 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FHA05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportDimaria BD-4D · Pittstown, NJPre-takeoff run-up was normal. As the acft lifted off the rwy the eng quit. The acft ran off the rwy onto soft ground & flipped over. The only eng malfunction found was low compression in the #1 cylinder due to both valves being stuck partially open. All fuel…Jul 23, 1983 · N68020 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Merritt Island, FLThe plt reported that during the preflt, he did not visually check the fuel tanks, but relied of the fuel gauges. They indicated there was 7 gal in the left tank & 4 gal in the right tank. The plt took off using fuel from the left tank to practice…Jul 23, 1983 · N3936P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Aurora, COThe arpt had one asphalt rwy that was closed & another dirt rwy that was muddy. Therefore, the plt elected to takeoff on the parking ramp which was oriented in a north/south direction & was 1700 ft long. The plt did not consult the takeoff charts in his…Jul 23, 1983 · N43CA · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83IA295Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech B200 · Winston Salem, NCDuring gear retraction the pct noticed a cracking sound followed by smoke in the cabin which was allwviated by the rear vent blower. The emergency gear handle failed to engage & anemergency landing was made with gear partially extended. Theright gear door…Jul 22, 1983 · N153GC · Minor damageNTSB SEA83LA155Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150E · Issaquah, WADuring takeoff on a glider towing operation, the eng lost power at aprx 200 to 250 ft AGL. The glider plt disengaged from the tow plane & the tow plt commenced a power off descent to land on a road. There was conflicting traffic on the road. At about the same…Jul 21, 1983 · N6272T · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA 4-200 · Jaffrey, NHThe acft collided with brush, trees and rocks off the end of the rwy during an aborted takeoff. According to the pilot rotation was initiated once flying speed was attained but the acft failed to respond properly. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff and…Jul 20, 1983 · N3025P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FU011Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportEipper MX · Ramona, CAAfter receiving dual instruction in a 2 place, training vehicle, the plt took off on a solo flt from a 270 x 25 ft ultralight strip. He reported that after lift-off, the vehicle started drifting toward a tree. He initiated a turn to the right (away from the…Jul 20, 1983 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA127Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Anchorage, AKAccording to the plt, he took off to the southeast into a wind of 10 gusting 15 KTS. After lift-off, he turned to avoid houses on the southeastern shoreline. After he was in a left climbing turn, the acft began descending toward the lake. To avoid stalling,…Jul 20, 1983 · N95261 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA126Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHelio H395 · Fairbanks, AKTakeoff was from a dirt driveway which had a usable length 0F 330 ft before it curved north. Before takeoff, the plt hadbent several small trees back away from the driveway & tied them down so they would not interfere with the takeoff. There are numerous…Jul 20, 1983 · N4156D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA325Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportE.R. Hutson EAA Biplane · Franklin, INThe acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit during takeoff. The plt had taken off with seven gallons of fuel in the reserve tank and 4 gallons in the main tank. His initial takeoff was with the fuel selector on reserve. He flew on…Jul 19, 1983 · N81964 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA334Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T182RG · Silver City, NMThe acft made a forced landing shortly after takeoff when the engine failed. While climbing through 200 ft AGL the acft lost power. The plt made a gear up landing. The engine was examined after the accident and the magneto timing was found to be incorrect.…Jul 18, 1983 · N4830S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Brandon, FLThe plt stated that he aborted the takeoff after lift-off from rwy 09. During the sequence, the main gear contacted a barbed wire fence, then the acft was landed in a field & subsequently nosed over in a pond. The plt reported that he was using soft field…Jul 17, 1983 · N6596J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA339Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Payson, AZThe pilot had taken a check out in the acft earlier and after that flt the fuel tanks registered less then 1/2 full. The pilot added 6 gallons to each tank prior to departure. After flying about 1 hour, 2 passengers became airsick so a landing was made at an…Jul 16, 1983 · N2799E · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA317Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Traverse City, MIThe plt reported that when the landing gear handle was moved to the up position, the hydraulic pump continued to operate. Subsequently, the circuit breaker for the pump was pulled to keep the motor from overheating. Several attempts to lower the gear with the…Jul 16, 1983 · N30606 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA125Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper J-3 · Soldotna, AKThe acft nosed over in soft dirt during a forced landing after an engine failure. This engine had just been overhauled and was on its first flight. The engine quit at 1200 ft, during takeoff climb. The prop stopped rotating and assumed a horizontal position.…Jul 16, 1983 · N88327 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA312Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJ. Roberts Pitts Special · Grand Haven, MIAfter a touch-and-go landing, the acft was climbing thru aprx 100 ft AGL when the eng abruptly lost power. A straight ahead landing was not feasible. While the plt was maneuvering to land, the acft impacted in a right wing low, nose down attitude. An…Jul 15, 1983 · N3144 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Poestenkill, NYInitially, the student plt departed falls river, ma on a solo x-country training flt to albany, NY. However, after opening his flt plan, he experienced radio difficulties. Rather than continue to his original destination, he elected to land at rensselaer…Jul 14, 1983 · N89206 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA335Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Cameron, LAThe helicopter rocked and severed the tail boom during an off arpt forced autorotation landing. This acft had a history of engine surges and tot fluctuations. Changes had been made to try to correct the problem. During this flt the engine quit entirely. The…Jul 14, 1983 · N406EH · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Sterling, AKThe acft was taking off to the south and collided with trees alongside the runway. The pilot stated that as the acft lifted off he passed a clearing on the right and a crosswind drifted the acft left across the runway into trees. The left wing clipped a tree…Jul 14, 1983 · N2757Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · John Day, ORThe rotorcraft pitched up, yawed right, made 180 degree turnand landed hard after the pilot experienced sunglare during initial climb. The pilot stated that while departing the grass strip for aerial application, the sun burst from behind acloud & blinded him…Jul 13, 1983 · N2202F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA332Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Buckeye, AZAfter takeoff the acft flew about 1/4 mile when the engine started running rough. The pilot jettisoned his load but could not maintain alt. The acft made a forced landing in a plowed field 3/4 mile from the service strip. An examinationof the engine revealed…Jul 13, 1983 · N9863 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Farragut, IAThe acft stalled into an OAT field just past the departure end of the rwy during takeoff. The pilot stated that he took off on a hot day (temperature 86 degrees) from a 1500 ft grass strip. The acft would not fly out of ground effect and fell into an OAT…Jul 12, 1983 · N2446L · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Sleetmute, AKDuring an upstream takeoff toward a fish weir, the acft did not attain enough altitude to clear the fish weir and collided with the top of the weir. The acft contacted the water in a nose low attitude and the acft nosed over onto its back.Jul 12, 1983 · N70059 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA172Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, METhe acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual…Jul 11, 1983 · N42847 · DestroyedNTSB ANC83LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Ninilchik, AKThe plt had selected a 1500 ft area of moist sand along a beach area for his takeoff. He stated that the wind had increased from 10 to 20 KTS during his 2 1/2 hrs on the ground. Reportedly, he took off into the wind with 1 notch (10 deg) of flaps & the acft…Jul 11, 1983 · N1423Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Manvel, TXThe acft had a reported loss of power during takeoff at about 200 ft. the flt instructor (CFI) then turned aprx 30 deg right to avoid trees & landed on rough terrain along a pipe line right-of-way. An exam of the acft & eng revealed no reason for the loss of…Jul 10, 1983 · N91306 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FA263Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Roopville, GAAccording to a witness, just after takeoff the acft began a left turn which suddenly steepened. The acft returned to a wings level attitude and a power reduction was heard. The acft again rolled into a left turn and the witness heard an increase in power. The…Jul 10, 1983 · N6597H · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA303Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Peoria, ILThe acft was damaged in a forced landing after a power loss during takeoff. This was a dual instructional flt. The CFI stated that the engine lost power at about 100 ft AGL & he made a forced landing straight ahead. The fixed base operatorstated that…Jul 8, 1983 · N5510P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteen Skybolt · Denver, IAThe pilot stated that on departure when the aircraft was 100 to 150 feet above the ground, the engine quit. He made a left turn toward more suitable terrain and the engine started up again. Before he could get set up for a more suitable field, the engine quit…Jul 7, 1983 · N407L · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 205-A1 · John Day, ORThe plt stated that before starting his takeoff, he hovered for aprx 20 min to get the helicopter's weight to where the acft would hover out of ground effect. The takeoff was begun with a climb speed of 45 KTS; however, the helicopter collided with trees. The…Jul 6, 1983 · N1347N · Substantial damage