# NTSB investigations: Continental C90 series, 1984

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 BFO85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA010.md): Luscombe 8F · Newburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1984 · N836B · Substantial damage
  > During ldg roll the PIC felt a vibration as the tailwheel contacted the rwy. In an effort to minimize the vibration the plt lifted the tailwheel off the rwy. The acft began to ground loop to the right toward a pole. Heavy application of the wheel brakes…
- [NTSB MIA85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA036.md): Piper PA-11 · Parkland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1984 · N5560H · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that as he approached the airstrip he flew his pattern low. As he turned base the wind caught the left wing shoving the acft down. He jammed the throttle forward but the acft crashed.
- [NTSB NYC85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA010.md): Bellanca 7EC · Machias, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1984 · N4308C · Substantial damage
  > About 30 min into the flt the plt noticed a higher than normal engine oil temp. Shortly thereafter the engine lost pwr. During the forced landing in a river bed the acft collided with large boulders.
- [NTSB LAX84LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA497.md): Champion 7FC · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1984 · N7545B · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff the plt lost control of the acft. It veered off the rwy & collided with a dirt bank. The plt indicated that his wife may have unknowingly been applying pressure to the heel brakes during the attempted takeoff.
- [NTSB DEN84FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA278.md): Piper PA-18 · Meadow Lake, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1984 · N5895D · Destroyed
  > According to witnesses, the plt make a x-wind apch for a landing from west to east in winds that were from the south at 10 to 12 mph. Reportedly the acft touched down with the right wing high, then the plt applied power & initiated a go-around at about…
- [NTSB MIA84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA249.md): Alon A2 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1984 · N5609F · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with mail boxes during a forced landing after the engine failed. The plt said he lost all engine powerwhile climbing through 1800 ft AGL. Post crash inspection of the engine revealed that the gasket on the fuel transfer pump bowl had failed.…
- [NTSB CHI84LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA377.md): Piper J3C-65 · Olney, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1984 · N6620H · Substantial damage
  > The a/c was flown in an airshow by the owner. After he landed the acft was shut down and refueled. The refueling and the preflight were done rapidly to allow the owners son, a student plt, to leave the airport ahead of the crowd. About 3 minutes after takeoff…
- [NTSB MIA84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA245.md): Champion 7FC · Fort Drum, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N7580E · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a power line and the ground after a loss of power during takeoff. The plt was not certificated. The passenger said that the plt attributed the power loss to water in the fuel. The acft was being operated on automobile fuel. Attempts to…
- [NTSB ANC84FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA132.md): Aeronca 7CCM · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1984 · N83138 · Destroyed
  > The plt & one pax departed on a pleasure flt from kiana, AK on 8/1/84. Four days later, the plt's mother traveled to Kotzebue, AK, to look for her son. She was unable to locate him & notified the FAA. A search was initiated, & on 8/6/84,the acft was located…
- [NTSB LAX84LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA394.md): Experimental Amateur Built OWL Racer · Oroville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1984 · N711BS · Substantial damage
  > The Experimental/amateur built aircraft had just turned inbound for an exhibition race run when it experienced severe vibrations as the pilot applied full power. He headed for the runway and found that he could not control the engine with the throttle. He was…
- [NTSB CHI84LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA202.md): Luscombe 8E · Ortonville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1984 · N455C · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard short of the rwy, bounced, & both landing gear collapsed.
- [NTSB SEA84LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA089.md): Fornaire F-1 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1984 · N7535C · Substantial damage
  > The acft made a hard landing and bounced. The plt said he thinks he hit a downdraft. The acft went off the rwy into the grass and damaged the nose gear and the fuselage.
- [NTSB ATL84FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FMG03.md): Bowers FLY Baby 1A · New Bern, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Mar 24, 1984 · N4986E · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated the acft lost lateral control during takeoff. He reduced power and landed the acft off the side of the rwy while maintaining directional control using the rudder. The acft stalled at about 20 ft AGL and was damaged during the hard landing.…
- [NTSB ANC84FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA044.md): Champion 7EC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1984 · N4374C · Substantial damage
  > The acft swerved and collided with a snowbank during landing. The wind was calm and the rwy dry. After the collision the right landing gear collapsed.
- [NTSB NYC84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA086.md): Piper PA-18 · Hastings, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1984 · N3264P · Substantial damage
  > The acft dragged a wing during landing after a ski had failed during takeoff. The plt stated that after takeoff he noticed that the left ski had turned over or dropped down in front. He landed the acft on the rwy and the ski tore off digging the landing gear…
- [NTSB DEN84LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA099.md): Champion 7EC · Wall, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1984 · N7406B · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed during a flight for the purpose of observing the plt's cattle. The plt stated he was 'making a steep left turn at about 75 feet and the bottom (left) wing flew into a wind shear on the downward side of a hill. The airplane slid to the left…

## 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") = 1984
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17009'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17009&year=1984

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