# NTSB investigations: Continental TSIO-520 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 CHI85IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA073.md): Beech 58P · Akron, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1984 · N25RL · Minor damage
  > During arrival at medina, OH, the plt discovered that the NDB was inop, so he diverted to the Akron fulton arpt. He was vectored for a localizer apch to rwy 25. During the apch, he descended to the min descent alt (mda) of 512 ft AGL. When he had the arpt in…
- [NTSB LAX85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA058.md): Cessna P210N · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1984 · N7606P · Substantial damage
  > Plt elected to make a precautionary landing at Lancaster due to a low fuel state. Eng quit while on downwind in traffic pattern. Unable to make it to the rwy, an off arpt landing was made during which the acft was damaged.
- [NTSB SEA85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA026.md): Cessna 402C · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1984 · N402NQ · Substantial damage
  > Descent was made to aprx 50 ft AGL to observe a herd of cattle. Acft contacted power lines cutting off the left wing tip. Flt continued and landing was made at Boise air terminal without incident. Plt stated he did not see wires.
- [NTSB SEA85LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA025.md): Cessna 414 · Waterville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1984 · N14DC · Substantial damage
  > Upon arrival at the dest arpt the plt elected to perform a touch & go landing in order to evaluate rwy braking action. During climb out after the touch & go at about 100 ft AGL and 100 to 105 KTS the acft yawed to the right as the nose picthed up. Despite…
- [NTSB DEN85FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA034.md): Cessna P206 · Wagon Mound, NM · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1984 · N2797Y · Destroyed
  > Plt received 3 wx briefings before flt and informed of possibility of diminishing conditions. Acft collided with terrain 1 1/2 mi from I-25 that goes from raton to albuquerqe. Local residents described wx at aprx time of accident as heavy snow, high winds,…
- [NTSB MKC85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA016.md): Cessna 401A · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1984 · N6294Q · Substantial damage
  > After a gear collapse following a manual extension of landing gear due to an electrical failure the acft was afforded a temporary repair by clamping a wrench to the landing gear strut to 'stiff-leg' it. The gear collapsed again during taxi to the active…
- [NTSB CHI85IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA042.md): Cessna T210L · Wheeling, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1984 · N21YF · Minor damage
  > During a preflt, just prior to takeoff, the plt checked the flt controls & full travel of the controls was achieved. He initiated the takeoff, but when he applied back pressure on the elevator control, it would only move about 1 inch. He aborted the takeoff…
- [NTSB DEN85FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA026.md): Cessna 340 · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1984 · N4001Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot was carrying illegal cargo (marijuana) in N4001Q. During a low high speed pass at night over an intended landing area,the aircraft struck rising terrain. There was approximately 800 lbs of marijuana on the aircraft.
- [NTSB DEN85FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA017.md): Cessna 414 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1984 · N1569T · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with the ground during a turn to final from a circling approach (IFR) at Cheyenne airport. According to ATC, the acft was a VFR 'pop up' & was subsequently issued an IFR clearance for an approach into the airport. Examination of the acft at…
- [NTSB ATL85FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA011.md): Beech QU-22A 1074 · Fancy Gap, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1984 · N83475 · Destroyed
  > At about the 2,800 ft level the acft flew into the mountainous terrain which was obscured by clouds. Witnesses observed 2 previous attempts to fly over the rising terrain under the cloud layer. Departure and dest arpt, plt identity, and acft owner are all…
- [NTSB SEA85LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA008.md): Cessna T210N · Gabbs, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1984 · N6488N · Substantial damage
  > On landing touchdown, the acft bounced and ballooned back into the air. Plt applied full throttle for go-around, but engine responded with partial power, insufficient for successful go-around. Plt then cut throttle in attempt to remain within airport confines…
- [NTSB LAX85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA011.md): Cessna T210M · Gorman, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1984 · N6192B · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with high tension wires about 5 miles south of Gorman, CA. The plt stated that while enroute he 'stayed beneath' the prevailing broken cloud condition until entering the mountainous area at which time he saw a hole in the clouds & began to…
- [NTSB CHI84IA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA404.md): Beech A36TC · Lafayette, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1984 · N305MM · Minor damage
  > The plt reported that when he leveled off at 3000 ft MSL, the aux fuel boost switch was still on, so he switched it 'off.' When the switch was turned off, the eng began to run with a bit of vibration, so he returned the switch to 'on' & left it in that…
- [NTSB LAX84LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA486.md): Cessna 414A · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1984 · N2700S · Destroyed
  > The acft was on IFR departure in minimal weather conditions. On takeoff roll, a pwr loss occurred on the rt eng and the acft veered to the rt. PIC (owner) in left seat initiated aborted takeoff, but rt seat plt took control, continued takeoff and feathered…
- [NTSB ANC84LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA177.md): Cessna P210N · Point Hope, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1984 · N731FT · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed during an attempted night takeoff with the plt controlled rwy lights turned off. The plt stated he had consumed a couple of alchoholic beverages earlier in the evening; and although approached by several people to fly, he stated he refused…
- [NTSB ANC84LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA174.md): Cessna T-207 · Daniels Creek, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1984 · N1540U · Substantial damage
  > Pilot stated that after landing 100 feet past the runway threshold, the aircraft appeared not to be stopping when brakes were applied. A go-around was initiated, but the aircraft failed to get airborne and ran off the departure end ofthe strip colliding with…
- [NTSB LAX84FA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA469.md): Cessna T210J · Valencia, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1984 · N2291R · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed the acft entering a slow roll maneuver. As the acft became inverted, the roll rate decreased, the nose of the acft dropped toward the ground & the plane crashed. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Toxicological checks of…
- [NTSB NYC84FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA294.md): Cessna 414 · Wallingford, VT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1984 · N18SM · Destroyed
  > The plt was executing second attempt for a instrument apch, lda rwy 19, following a missed apch on the first attempt. The plt last reported over the iaf, 9 mis north of the arpt. The acft collided with a mountain at a elevation of 1700 ftand 5 mis south of…
- [NTSB SEA84LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA202.md): Cessna 210N II · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1984 · N4674U · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion occurred on final approach to destination airport. The nose landing gear contacted the top of the chain link airport perimeter fence breaking a connector and allowing the nose gear to retract. The main gear were not damaged. On landing roll…
- [NTSB NYC84FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA269.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Richmond, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1984 · N4323G · Destroyed
  > The plt was flying inbound for the ILS rwy 02 apch via the gardner VOR transition. While on the transition, the acft descended below the 4000 ft MSL min alt to 2600 ft MSL. The plt was alerted by ATC. He responded that his chart read 3000 ft. the acft then…
- [NTSB MIA84LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA220.md): Cessna T188C · Pelham, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1984 · N3310J · Destroyed
  > The acft landed short of the rwy during a forced landing after the engine quit on final approach. The plt reported that he had experienced trouble keeping the engine running at low power settings.
- [NTSB LAX84LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA427.md): Cessna TU206C · Catalina, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1984 · N3971G · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran into ruts washed out by recent rains on a private arpt. The plt reported that he circled the arpt to look for hazards. He concluded that it was ok to land. After the accident he said that he should have called the arpt operator prior to flying…
- [NTSB FTW84LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA285.md): Cessna T210N · Monahans, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1984 · N5278Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt made several unsuccessfull downwind landing attempts. The last attempt was long & fast & upon go around, the acft struck the arpt boundry fence & came to rest 700 ft past the departure end of the rwy.
- [NTSB DEN84LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA197.md): Cessna T188C · Philip, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1984 · N9952J · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost control of the acft during takeoff ground run when his vision was obscured by water which was sprayed on the windshield from a light rain shower.
- [NTSB ATL84LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA209.md): Cessna T210N · Williamsport, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1984 · N6418N · Destroyed
  > Pilot stated that while departing from a small 2000 foot long private strip the engine appeared to loose power. The aircraft would not climb and collided with a tree at the departure ens of the rwy. The acft then collided with several other trees prior to…
- [NTSB LAX84LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA352.md): Cessna T210 · California City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1984 · N4850C · Substantial damage
  > The plt felt a vibration as he circled a lake bed, so he decided to make a precautionary landing. During the landing, the nose gear dug into a soft spot and the acft nosed over.
- [NTSB DEN84FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA162.md): Cessna 340A · Paonia, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1984 · N6231X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that at about 200 ft (AGL) on initial climb from takeoff, a complete power loss was experienced on the left engine. He stated the left propeller was feathered, but the aircraft would not hold altitude at recommended single-engine speed…
- [NTSB DEN84LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA147.md): Cessna TU206F · Strasburg, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1984 · N222LS · Substantial damage
  > During the takeoff phase of a touch-&-go, the eng quit about 100 ft AGL. The plt landed back on the rwy but the acft ran-off the end collapsing the nose gear. Evidence of water contamination was found throughout the fuel system. 1/2 of liquid drained from…
- [NTSB ANC84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA065.md): Cessna TP206D · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 1984 · N346RN · Substantial damage
  > The eng quite once, but the plt was able to restart it by turning on the boost pump. He landed at 2 different arpts after the initial failure, once to refuel & drain the fuel tanks & once to check the fuel lines & components under the cowling. Aprx 1 hr after…
- [NTSB DEN84LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA145.md): Cessna T210M · Canon City, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1984 · N761UK · Substantial damage
  > The acft went off the side of the rwy into a ditch during landing. The plt said he was only using 20 degrees of flaps due to the wind and after touching down the acft was blown off the rwy. While in the dirt the plt added power 'to try and get lift to either…
- [NTSB SEA84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA100.md): Cessna T210L · Vancouver, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1984 · N93186 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt's calculations, the acft should have had enough fuel on board for 8.4 hrs of flt. However, after about 5.6 hrs of flt time, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. The acft was damaged during a wheels-up landing. The plt said that the…
- [NTSB DEN84FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA122.md): Cessna 414A · Douglas, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1984 · N414EM · Substantial damage
  > During an approach for a downwind landing, the acft stalled & impacted the ground 192 ft short of rwy 28. The plane had encountered icing conditions during flt & ice was still adhering to the acft as the plt made an approach for landing. Instrument conditions…
- [NTSB SEA84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA075.md): Cessna T210N · Seaside, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1984 · N7972N · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing in a soft field after a loss of power. The plt said that while the acft was descending thru about 6000 ft MSL, he ran the left fuel tank dry before switching tanks. His attempt to restart the engine, using the right…
- [NTSB LAX84LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA234.md): Cessna 210 · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1984 · N9614Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard and bounced. After several bounces directional control was lost and the acft colided with a ditch alongside the rwy.
- [NTSB MKC84LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA107.md): Cessna 340 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1984 · N6320X · Substantial damage
  > The acft skidded off the rwy into slush covered terrain alongside the rwy, dragging the left gear in the mud. As the acft continued its fwd roll the main gear struck the edge of a taxiway & collapsed backwards. The rwy was covered with slush at the time of…
- [NTSB MKC84LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA105.md): Beech A36TC · North Platte, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1984 · N222HC · Substantial damage
  > The acft had just departed North Platte airport and retracted the landing gear. The acft door then opened, the pilot elected to land back on the runway and failed to remember to lower the landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA84LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA107.md): Cessna 210N · Lacrosse, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1984 · N6006P · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the right fuel tank went dry when the fuel gage indicated it had 6 gal remaining. He switched fuel tanks, & shortly thereafter, the left tank emptied when the gage indicated it had 13 gal remaining. He tried to land in a pasture, but was…
- [NTSB LAX84LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA209.md): Cessna TU-206G · Auburn, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1984 · N206GA · Substantial damage
  > The plt came in for her 3rd landing and after flaring high'cut'the throttle and said she hoped for a'soft'landing with trim back and 40 degrees of flaps. A plt on the ground near the rwy said his attention was drawn to the acft because of a large increase in…
- [NTSB SEA84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA064.md): Cessna U206 · Stevenson, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1984 · N735KE · Destroyed
  > The plt initiated a flt in weather with low visibility, rain and fog. The plt had reportedly checked the weather but decided to fly anyway. About 30 minutes after takeoff while the plt was maneuvering at low alt, the acft crashed in a river. The acft sank in…
- [NTSB CHI84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA117.md): Cessna T-210N · Troy, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1984 · N9483Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed in soft grassy terrain alongside rwy 27, when the acft nosed over the nose gear collapsed. The plt was not aligned properly because the north side of the rwy lights were not operating and were notamed as being out of service since 2/19/84.
- [NTSB MIA84LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA089.md): Cessna P-210N · Key West, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1984 · N731NJ · Destroyed
  > During his wx briefing the plt was given the flight precautions & enroute forecast along his proposed route of flt. Enroute at 14,000 ft the plt advised ARTCC that the flt had encountered rime ice. The controller cleared the flt to descend to 12,000 ft & the…
- [NTSB DEN84LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA092.md): Cessna T-210 · Duchesne, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1984 · N6479N · Substantial damage
  > The acft departed the side of the rwy during the landing roll. The plt stated that he could no determine where the center of the rwy was due to about 2 inches of fresh snow. The rt landing gear collapsed & the nose gear failed.
- [NTSB MKC84FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA077.md): Cessna 414A · Mena, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1984 · N6815Z · Substantial damage
  > Acft cleared for Mena NDB apch and to maintain 5000 ft MSL until established on the apch. Acft descended to 4800 ft MSL on aprx grnd track of 040 to 030 deg after NDB passage. Acft then turned to a ground track of 116 deg. After 12 seconds the acft turned to…
- [NTSB DEN84FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA071.md): Cessna 310Q · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1984 · N628AS · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he was told, the r aux fuel pump was inop & to prime/start the r eng, he had to position the r fuel selector (sel) to x-feed. On the 1st 2 legs of the flt, he used this procedure, but noted the r fuel sel was hard to move. While starting for…

## 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 ('17040'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17040&year=1984

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.
