# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-290 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 NYC84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA040.md): Piper PA-18 · Great Pond, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1983 · N1473C · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was going hunting in a bog with a stream running thru the area. Reportedly, he was making a low pass to check for rocks in the stream before landing when a deer jumped up beside the float plane. He stated that he was watching to see…
- [NTSB DEN84FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FTK01.md): Baking Duce · Rapid City, SD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 29, 1983 · N6769 · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the left side of the rwy during landing and the left main landing gear collapsed. When the plt attempted to bring the acft back onto the rwy the gear hit the edge of the rwy. There was a 7 to 10 kt crosswind on rwy 14 at the time of the…
- [NTSB ANC84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA011.md): Piper PA-20 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1983 · N6946K · Substantial damage
  > The eng quit & the plt ditched in skilak lake. The plt later stated that during the repair work after the accident he found the mixture contol dislodged from the carburetor.
- [NTSB ANC84IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA009.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1983 · N4433M · Minor damage
  > The plt reported the floats had just been removed from the acft & that he made this flt to refamiliarize himself with flying it with wheels again. After making about 10 touch-go-go landings, the plt elected to make a full stop landing. He reported that after…
- [NTSB MKC84LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA001.md): Piper PA-20 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N7026K · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that when he landed on rwy 13, the wind was from 170 deg at 10 gusting to 20 KTS. He said that about 30 ft beyond the touchdown point, a gust of wind picked up the right wing & the acft swerved to the right. Subsequently, the left main gear…
- [NTSB ANC83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA181.md): Piper PA-12 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1983 · N4008M · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot the engine started running intemittently after he was over trees at the departure end of the runway. The engine stopped and the pilot set up for and accomplished a forced landing. After the accident the pilot and a mechanic found water…
- [NTSB ANC83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA186.md): Piper PA-18 · Aniak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1983 · N1363A · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed from about 5 ft AGL after the control stick came out of its mounting during takeoff. The owner of the acft stated that the retaining pin at the base of the control stick came out, which resulted in the stick dislodging from its mount. The pin…
- [NTSB SEA83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA190.md): Piper PA-20 · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N7650K · Substantial damage
  > The acft groundlooped after the main landing gear collapsed during landing. Investigation revealed that the main landinggear tubing failed after being weakened by corrosion inside the tube.
- [NTSB MIA83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA213.md): Piper PA-22 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N1325C · Destroyed
  > The non-rated plt stated that the eng lost power while he was flying over lake Okeechobee. He was unable to restart the eng & subsequently ditched the acft in the lake. After recovery, the eng was inspected, but no preimpact, mechanical failure was evident.
- [NTSB LAX83LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA415.md): Piper PA-22 · Arden, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1983 · N628A · Substantial damage
  > Between 50-100 ft AGL after takeoff the eng quit. Examination revealed that the fuel supply line between the left wing fuel tank & the fuselage had failed.
- [NTSB NYC83LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA222.md): Piper PA-22 Tripacer · Butler, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1983 · N600A · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the rwy into a 4 ft ditch and nosed over while taxiing. The plt said the 'brakes gave way' while he wastaxiing down rwy 17 after landing. When he realized the brakes were not holding he shut off the engine by the mixture control. To avoid…
- [NTSB DEN83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA194.md): Piper PA-12 · St. Xavier, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1983 · N3351M · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a fence during an attempted go-around in a field which was estimated to be 500 ft long. The wind was calm and the density alt was calculated to be 4900 ft. after landing and rolling 300 ft the plt decided he would not be able to stop.…
- [NTSB DEN83LTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LTM06.md): Jodel D11S · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1983 · N722E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed and said it felt like he ran into standing water during roll-out. The acft veered left and went through grass, rocks and a ditch. The left gear was punched up through the wing. The right gear and the flaps were also damaged.
- [NTSB CHI83LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA352.md): Piper PA-22 · Pittsfield, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1983 · N111BT · Substantial damage
  > The student plt was on a personal flt with a passenger on board. During arrival, he landed on rwy 25 (1700 ft long) with a x-wind from 160 deg at 8 KTS. He reported that the landing was made on his 2nd attempt, but he did not get on the ground soon enough to…
- [NTSB SEA83LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA159.md): Vangrunsven RV-3 · Twin Falls, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1983 · N17RV · Substantial damage
  > The home built plane was one of a flt of four acft that were being flown on a cross-country flt. While en route from hillsboro, or to Twin Falls, ID, the pilots had to divert around weather. As they were approaching Twin Falls, N17RV lost power from fuel…
- [NTSB LAX83FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA346.md): Varieze 1 · Mojave, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1983 · N69EZ · Destroyed
  > The plt purchased the acft a week before the accident. The day before the accident the plt stated to rutan aircraft factory personnel that he had never flown this type of acft in the past & was afraid of the acft. On the day of the accident witnesses observed…
- [NTSB CHI83LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA320.md): Piper PA-20 · Mason, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1983 · N6996K · Substantial damage
  > The student & instructor plt (CFI) were practicing landings in the student's acft, which was equipped with brakes only on the left side. Reportedly, the student flared high during a landing & the CFI added power to recover. After touchdown, the roll-out was…
- [NTSB SEA83LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA145.md): Piper PA-18-125 · Fort Hall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N1144A · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after a power loss. The pilot stated that during a descent to an arpt the engine suddenly lost power. Emergency start procedures failed and a forced landing was made in a grain field. During roll out the acft nosed…
- [NTSB LAX83LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA297.md): Piper PA-22 · Jackson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1983 · N1526P · Substantial damage
  > The acft went off the rwy and collided with a ditch during landing. The tailwheel acft touched down on rwy 19 about 200 ft past the threshold and bounced. The pilot applied power to recover and lost control of the acft. The acft veered off the rwy to the…
- [NTSB CHI83LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA268.md): Homebuilt Baby Great Lakes · Lebanon, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1983 · N35JR · Substantial damage
  > The acft landing gear collapsed and the acft nosed over after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. The engine lost power in a steep climb of at least a 45 deg angle and could not be restarted. The fuel flows to the engine by gravity. In a steep climb the…
- [NTSB CHI83LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA252.md): Piper PA-12 · Blackduck, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1983 · N2487M · Substantial damage
  > The acft made a hard landing in an alfalfa field after loss of engine power. During an enroute portion of this flt the pilot stated that oil consumption was excessive. He planned an intermediate stop for that reason. Before reaching the intermediate stop the…
- [NTSB SEA83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA108.md): Piper PA18-150 · Touchet, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1983 · N8576C · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during landing and came to rest inverted in an off airport landing. The pilot was surveying some land to be sprayed to estimate the cost. He landed on the field which was very soft and the acft nosed over. The pilot was not injured.
- [NTSB NYC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA124.md): Piper PA-22 · Olean, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1983 · N3777A · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during taxi after landing when the acft went off the runway into soft dirt. The student pilot had completed a cross-country flight without incident. After landing during taxi at Olean, NY the pilot applied brakes and the acft swerved to…
- [NTSB MIA83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA145.md): Piper PA-22 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 1983 · N8983C · Destroyed
  > The surviving pax stated that about 1 mi from the rwy their alt was 1,000 ft & 'lots of speed.' The plt was cleared to land on rwy 13. The plt then reported 'we go around again...' He was advised by the tower to make left traffic. He was then observed…
- [NTSB FTW83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA236.md): Piper J3 · Sherrill, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1983 · N42563 · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over on an emergency downwind landing in a wet rice field after an eng failure. The plt stated that the eng failed as a result of water in the fuel. The operator services his acft from a private underground fuel storage tank. As a result of…
- [NTSB DEN83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA097.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Hulett, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1983 · N8254C · Substantial damage
  > The acft struck a deer while landing into the sun at a private ranch strip. The animal was seen just before touchdown but not in time to avoid hitting it.
- [NTSB LAX83LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA191.md): Walston Thorp T-18 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1983 · N82GW · Destroyed
  > The acft nosed over in a ditch after leaving the runway during landing. The pilot had made 3 landings and was concludinghis flight when he misjudged his turn to exit the runway and lost control of the acft. The acft went off the paved surface rolled into a…
- [NTSB FTW83LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA146.md): Piper PA-20 · Martinsville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1983 · N4944M · Substantial damage
  > Reportedly, the plt took off with 36 gallons of fuel on board, of which, 10 gals was automobile low lead fuel. The automobile fuel had been purchased from an off airport gasoline station, was transported to the acft in 5 gal cans, then added to the fuel tanks…
- [NTSB CHI83LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA094.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Lisbon, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1983 · N17DA · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the eng lost power when the acft was climbing thru aprx 150 ft AGL. The plt attempted to maneuver back to the airport. Reportedly, he had insufficient altitude to clear over 60 ft trees near the end of the rwy. There was extensive damage to…

## 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 ('41506'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41506&year=1983

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