# NTSB investigations: Lycoming IO-320 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 ATL84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA051.md): Cessna 172P · Jackson, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1983 · N64791 · Substantial damage
  > The acft ditched in a reservoir at night after a power loss. The plt was descending to land, in preparation for the landing the plt switched fuel tanks on the selector valve to what he thought was both tanks position. Shortly after thisthe engine quit. The…
- [NTSB LAX84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA006.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Fremont, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1983 · N88314 · Substantial damage
  > The acft groundlooped during landing after an aerial glider tow. The plt reported that he had performed 23 glider tows that day and he may have become fatigued. He was accustumed to making a low level turn to a short final from a base leg at 100 ft AGL. This…
- [NTSB LAX84LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA020.md): Champion 7KCAB · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1983 · N5156X · Substantial damage
  > The plt made his apch to land on rwy 26 with winds reportedly from 270 deg at 10 gusting 15 KTS. During the landing, the acft touched down short of the runway in an area containing deep furrows. Subsequently, the main gear collapsed & the fuselage & wings of…
- [NTSB LAX83LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA431.md): Piper PA-30B · Marysville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1983 · N8211Y · Substantial damage
  > Both aircrew members were multiengine rated. One was a multiengine instructor pilot (CFI) & was providing instruction for the other to be upgraded as a multiengine instructor. During a landing, the acft touched down with the gear retracted. Neither pilot…
- [NTSB ATL83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA323.md): Bellanca 8-KCAB-150 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1983 · N5500C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both aircraft were taxiing simultaneously, in opposite directions on the single parallel taxiway. N5500C was east bound for takeoff. N69113 was westbound on the taxiway after landing on runway 27 and a turn onto the taxiway. The pilot of N5500C stated that…
- [NTSB CHI83LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA423.md): Beemer Pitts S-1C · Portage, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1983 · N46807 · Substantial damage
  > The acft had just been purchased & was being ferried to palatka, FL. During the landing roll at an en route arpt, the acft ground looped, and subsequently, came to rest inverted. The plt stated that this was his 1st landing in the pitts S-10 & that he was…
- [NTSB MIA83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA171.md): Cessna 172P · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1983 · N64795 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during the landing, the acft bounced twice, then on the 3rd touchdown, the nose gear collapsed. An investigation revealed the acft was loaded beyond its max limited by an estimated 246 lbs.
- [NTSB NYC83FHM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHM02.md): Dial-Thorp T-18 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 12, 1983 · N11BD · Destroyed
  > The plt had been active in organizing an air show, but was not considered a participant. However, his home built acft was on static display. On the 2nd day of the show, the chairman of the event gave him permission to do a fly-by. Subsequently, he initiated a…
- [NTSB MIA83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA132.md): Carter Pitts Special S-1 · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1983 · N57WC · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed behind a Piper navajo and rolled right and left striking both wing tips before nosing over. The pilot believes she encountered vortex turbulence from the Piper navajo which landed in front of her. The weather was vmcand no flight plan was…
- [NTSB MKC83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA095.md): Piper PA-30 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N8301Y · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot retracted the landing gear during landing roll. This was to be a touch and go landing and the student had just raised the flaps in preparation for takeoff. The instructor stated that during the landing roll the student pilot moved the gear…
- [NTSB NYC83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA100.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Ashley Falls, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1983 · N86948 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was about a half mile from the airport when the engine quit. He restarted it but it quit a 2nd time and would not restart. By this time the acft was down to about 200 ft. a right turn was made to land on an island. The acft landed…
- [NTSB NYC83FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA050.md): Piper PA-30 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1983 · N223JN · Destroyed
  > The acft experienced a power loss on one engine during take-off initial climb. The pilot regained control of the acft and continued to fly the landing pattern. On the downwind leg the engines ran intermittently. Turning final both enginesstopped. A forced…
- [NTSB NYC83FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA049.md): Piper PA-30 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1983 · N7619Y · Destroyed
  > The plt had landed at Atlantic City, NJ at aprx 1545 while en route to oxford, CT. Before taking off, he contacted two fss's and both advised that VFR flt was not recommended. The non-instrument rated plt took off at aprx 1920 local time with no flt plan. At…

## 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 ('41509'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41509&year=1983

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