# NTSB investigations: Continental A&C75 series, 1983 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ANC84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA019.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1983 · N95666 · Destroyed > The eng quit after takeoff. The plt was able to return to the arpt but landed on a Piper super cub. Water was found in the carburetor & main fuel tank. - [NTSB ATL84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA027.md): Piper J5A · Arlington, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1983 · N35280 · Substantial damage > According to both occupants, the eng lost power during takeoff at night. Subsequently, the acft was damaged when it hit a fence & metal pole during an emergency landing. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The rear seat occupant, a female plt,… - [NTSB CHI84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA021.md): Piper J4E · Troy, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1983 · N35695 · Substantial damage > The acft departed the side of the rwy during landing and nosed over. A private pilot was being accompanied by a commercial pilot whose CFI cirtificate had expired. During landing roll the private pilot began 's' turns for better forward visibility. The… - [NTSB DEN84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA006.md): Artic S-1A Cadet · Fullerton, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1983 · N37286 · Substantial damage > The acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field. - [NTSB LAX83FUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG23.md): Ercoupe 415C · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1983 · N2865H · Destroyed > The pilot reported that he was departing the apt, using the two preceding acft as referenced, as his acft had no taxi or landing lights. His acft was caught in the wake of the acft ahead, causing the pilot to lose control. The acft struck a bush aprx 100 feet… - [NTSB LAX83FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA397.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Kernville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N94369 · Destroyed > The acft crashed in rising terrain 6 mi west of the departure arpt at 5,000 ft MSL. The alta sierra pass is 6,500 ft mslwith mountain tops at 8,320 ft MSL. The plt was issued a student certificate on 8/22/80 which was not renewed. - [NTSB DEN83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA187.md): Piper PA-11 · Wagner, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1983 · N4573M · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the eng began loosing power as he approached his destination. He elected to make an emergency landing on a road to investigate the problem. He stated that he made a stalled landing that caused the tailwheel to unlock & allowed the acft… - [NTSB MIA83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA188.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Melrose, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1983 · N99474 · Substantial damage > The 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… - [NTSB FTW83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA309.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Elk City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1983 · N93624 · Substantial damage > The acft landed short of the rwy during a night landing following a x-country. The plt stated that he was on the approach to land and attempted to add power. The engine sputtered without an increase in power. The acft touched down 5 ft short of the rwy… - [NTSB MIA83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA166.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Yulee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N2045H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that during takeoff, the acft entered a 'right turn' after it had climbed appx 25 ft above the rwy. Reportedly, full control inputs to the left failed to correct the right bank. When the plt saw the acft heading for trees to the right, he… - [NTSB LAX83LUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ03.md): Mareik-Bensen B-8M · Santa Maria, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 19, 1983 · N7045 · Destroyed > The gryoplane was observed to depart from controlled flt at or below 800 ft AGL & the plt became separated from the acft. Both impacted the ground in a near vertical descent about 40 ft apart. The plt's blood alcohol content was 0.13%. The clasp ends of the… - [NTSB DEN83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA117.md): Aircoupe 415-C · Big Piney, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1983 · N3726H · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing a short field takeoff. However, he held the elevator full back during the takeoff roll until the acft was 50 ft AGL, and then only released it slightly. According to the pilot, airspeed was 47 mph at 50 ft and about 57 mph at 70 ft.… - [NTSB MIA83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA118.md): Ercoupe G · Pempbroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1983 · N2175H · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a tree during a forced landing after the engine lost power. Post accident investigation revealed that the fuel strainer was full of water and that the carburetor bowl contained one or two ounces of water. Draining of this water allowed… - [NTSB SEA83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA079.md): Erco 415C · Boring, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1983 · N87110 · Substantial damage > The aircraft collided with a fence and collapsed the nose gear during a forced landing after the engine lost power in cruise flight. The pilot had departed Oregon city earlier to fly to evergreen airport to fuel the aircraft and then to return to Oregon city.… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```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 year(c."eventDate") = 1983 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17005')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17005&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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