# NTSB investigations: Continental C145 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 LAX85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA085.md): Cessna 170A · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1984 · N9164A · Substantial damage
  > Witnesses reported that the acft was in level flight at treetop altitude along a river and that the engine was operatingnormally until the acft struck & severed three power lines before impacting the riverbank about 200 ft west of the wires
- [NTSB MKC85LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA027.md): Temco GC-1B Swift · Fulton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1984 · N78247 · Substantial damage
  > The acft left the rwy collided with a pile of brush and nosed over during takeoff. A x-wind of 90 degrees at 8-14 KTS affected the takeoff. The plt said he delayed the abort too long after the acft started heading off the rwy thinking he could become airborne.
- [NTSB FTW85LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA048.md): Cessna 170B · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1984 · N2333D · Substantial damage
  > When advised of high winds at destination, plt diverted to en route alternate on arrival at alternate, plt was advised of 60 degree crosswind with gusts to 40 mph. Plt had 21 hrs experience in conventional (tailwheel) acft. On landing touchdown, gusts lifted…
- [NTSB ANC84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA134.md): Aeronca 15AC · Murphy Dome, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1984 · N1067H · Substantial damage
  > The CFI said the engine quit in 'straight and level flight' & 'acted like fuel starvation.' The prop was windmilling. Restarts were attempted without success. A forced landing was made in a wooded area. The landing was cushioned by the acft floats and wings.…
- [NTSB ANC84LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA139.md): Cessna 170B · Barter Island, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1984 · N2779C · Substantial damage
  > Plt landed on a gravel bar in wilderness for hunting. Two days later, estimating about 1400 ft of usable surface was available for takeoff, he elected to takeoff uphill to take advantage of a slight headwind condition in that direction. The surface of loose…
- [NTSB ANC84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA135.md): Cessna 170B · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1984 · N4691C · Substantial damage
  > The plt was trying to land on a gravel oil drilling pad. The acft landed short of the pad and collided with a beam. After a bounce and a yaw the acft touched down again and the rt main landing gear failed. The plt said his selection of landing area was poor.
- [NTSB SEA84LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA193.md): Temco GC-1B · Langley, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1984 · N2420B · Substantial damage
  > The ATP was attempting a short field three point takeoff during which trees needed to be cleared. When realizing sufficient alt had not been obtained to clear the trees, the CFI took over the controls and applied back pressure in an attempt to climb. The acft…
- [NTSB LAX84LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA404.md): Cessna 170B · Huntington Bch, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1984 · N8176A · Substantial damage
  > The acft departed the rwy to the left during landing. Upon contacting soft dirt the right main gear collapsed and separated from the acft. According to the plt the acft hit a rough spot and bounced. Other damages were done to the fuselage, the wings and the…
- [NTSB CHI84LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA285.md): Cessna 170B · Edgerton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1984 · N2748C · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he made a faster than normal approach & upon touchdown, the acft bounced back into the air. He added a little power to smooth out the landing, but when the acft touched down, the second time, it veered off the rwy, encountered a muddy corn…
- [NTSB ANC84LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA109.md): Aeronca 15AC · Ester, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1984 · N1436H · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed in the tops of small spruce trees after the engine lost oil pressure and was shut down. The plt later admitted that the oil lines needed relacement on the last annual on 06-22-84 but he postponed it and later forgot to do it in the…
- [NTSB DEN84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA171.md): Cessna 170B · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1984 · N3279A · Substantial damage
  > During the takeoff roll directional control was lost and the acft rolled off the left side of the rwy. Heavy braking was applied in order to stop short of a fence and the acft nosed over inverted. Both occupants were rated plts. Their statements were…
- [NTSB ANC84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA085.md): Cessna 170B · Mcgrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1984 · N2372D · Substantial damage
  > The acft ground looped and nosed over during landing. The plt had only about 4 hrs PIC in this acft. She said the acft veered left and she straightened it only to have it veer to the right. One main gear collapsed and the acft ground looped after which it…
- [NTSB ANC84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA048.md): Cessna 170B · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1984 · N4672C · Substantial damage
  > The plt elected to land on a snow covered strip that had a frozen snow crust & was rutted. He stated that during the touchdown, the acft bounced, then he elected to go around. However, the acft touched down again & broke thru the frozen crust, then nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA040.md): Cessna 170B · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1984 · N2715D · Substantial damage
  > The acft cowling came unfastened during cruise and the plt elected to make a precautionary landing. During the landing, the plt lost directional control and collided with a snowbank.
- [NTSB MKC84LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA067.md): Cessna 170B · Jasper, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1984 · N1681D · Substantial damage
  > The plt landed the acft on private property to visit relatives. During the landing the acft groundlooped and collapsed the left main landing gear. The plt reported that the winds were from 290 degrees at 18 KTS and gusty. Rugged terrain surrounded the area of…

## 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 ('17012'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17012&year=1984

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