# NTSB investigations: Lycoming O&VO-360 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL85FKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FKG01.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Dec 23, 1984 · N7988N · Substantial damage
  > According to the pax very shortly after takeoff the acft 'stall light' illuminated as the acft flew over trees aft the end of the rwy. One pax reported that the acft climbed slightly before it dropped to the ground left wing and nose first. Exam of the eng…
- [NTSB LAX85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA078.md): Grumman AA-5B · Corona, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1984 · N74463 · Destroyed
  > During maint of the eng, & just before the annual inspection was signed off, someone partially loosened & then attempted to tighten the bolt securing the crankshaft gear to the crankshaft. The old lockplate was not replaced & was not properly secured about…
- [NTSB LAX85FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA068.md): Hart-Thorp T-18 Tiger · Tulare, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1984 · N3WB · Destroyed
  > Acft departed arpt & about 5 mins later was seen 'descending vertically' out of 'dark rain cloud' at about 1,000 ft AGL. During attempted recovery at about 300 ft AGL, acft broke up & crashed in a field. Plt did not obtain wx briefing prior to flt and did not…
- [NTSB FTW85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA073.md): Beech C23 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1984 · N2077L · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a power failure while in cruise flight at 1100 ft AGL. He stated that after switching tanks, the 'engine started twice bit failed to continue'. Investigation revealed that the left fuel tank was empty and the right tank had an…
- [NTSB SEA85FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA028.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1984 · N2104D · Destroyed
  > The plt departed in the early morning hours from salem, OR, destined for Gig Harbor. Upon arrival in the destination area the plt was in radio contact with seattle apcon. The plt reported he was unable to aquire visual contact with the arpt. Vectors were…
- [NTSB ATL85LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA051.md): Grumman AA-5B · Fremont, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1984 · N74636 · Substantial damage
  > The student plt reported that he landed hard & bounced twice before settling to the rwy. He applied full braking & the acft skidded off the end of the rwy.
- [NTSB ATL85LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA038.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Luray Caverns, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1984 · N9360J · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed on a inadequate field during a simulated forced landing that became a real emergency because the fltinstructor cut the mixture to off. The CFI took over the landing at the last part of the approach and told the student to restart the…
- [NTSB NYC85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA026.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Waterford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1984 · N3772M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > N3772M (acft 'a') was on lndg roll on runway 15 when N19091 (acft 'b') initiated taxi across the runway. Acft 'a' swerved to avoid collision but inadequate clrnc was available. Right wing of acft 'a' collided with left wing of acft 'b'. Plt of acft 'b' stated…
- [NTSB ATL85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA026.md): Mooney M20C · Bay St. Louis, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1984 · N9315V · Substantial damage
  > Prior to departing on a flt from arlington, TX, to gulfport, MS, the plt stated that he checked and found the fuel tanks full. About 17 miles from gulfport the fuel gage showed a rapid loss of fuel at which time the plt switched tanks. Two minutes later there…
- [NTSB ANC85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA012.md): Maule M-6-235 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1984 · N56512 · Substantial damage
  > The acft bounced twice at a point about 1000-1500 ft down the rwy and then started to ground loop according to a witness. During the ground loop the acft pitched up and climbed steeply to about 40 ft AGL and stalled. The right wing dropped and the acft…
- [NTSB DCA85IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85IA003.md): Boeing VC-137B-BN · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1984 · USAF · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > During arrival, a Boeing VC-137B-BN, USAF #58-6970, operating as air force 2 (AF-2), was cleared for a localizer back- course apch. At 1442:49, TRACON advised AF-2 of traffic at its 10 o'clock position at 2 mi, alt unkn. At 1443:11, TRACON advised AF-2 the…
- [NTSB SEA84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA200.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1984 · N8482W · Substantial damage
  > Plt executed a forced landing in a field following a loss of power during initial takeoff climb. Post accidnet investigation revealed a large quantity of water in the fuel system. The acft had been parked at an arpt with 1/2 full fuel tanks. The tie down area…
- [NTSB ATL84FLT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT15.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Jackson, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 25, 1984 · N8325V · Substantial damage
  > During a go-around, the engine lost all power. The pilot was able to land on the rwy. The acft went off the end of the rwy, went through a ditch, struck a fence and came to rest on an adjacent road. Examination disclosed no fuel in the left tank. The right…
- [NTSB MIA84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA259.md): Mooney M20C · Bimini, Bahamas · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1984 · N6770U · Destroyed
  > The plt reported that he had been airborne for about 30 min when eng missed one time and stopped running. He attempted to switch fuel tanks but the selector only went to the off position and stuck. The plt ditched about 20 mi nw of Bimini island.
- [NTSB LAX84FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA484.md): Mooney M20C · Mariposa, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1984 · N6406U · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with a tree & telephone pole during a go-around maneuver on rwy 26. Investigation revealed that the acft exited the left side of rwy 26 about 1625 ft beyond the threshold. Although there were no eyewitnesses to the accident a ground witness…
- [NTSB FTW84LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA387.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Wharton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1984 · N4293Y · Substantial damage
  > After landing on rwy 14 the plt did a 180 deg turn and taxied back down the rwy. While attempting to turn right onto the taxiway the left main gear departing the improved surface and collapsed when it struck a concrete culvert. Brake skid marks were found on…
- [NTSB FTW84LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA381.md): Brantly Helicopter B-2B · Alvin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1984 · N2161U · Destroyed
  > The helicopter experienced an unexplained power loss. An emergency landing was attempted but the helicopter collided with a ditch. Lacking sufficient rotor RPM for efective control the helicopter nosed over. The plt was mailed an NTSB 6120.1 form to complete…
- [NTSB MKC84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA270.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Grain Valley, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1984 · N21489 · Substantial damage
  > The landing gsar collapsed as a result of a hard landing in gusty wind conditions. Although the airport wind sock was tattered, sufficient wind information was available from fss and UNICOM to alert the pilot to the need for compensation on approach. The…
- [NTSB ANC84LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA156.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Chandalar Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1984 · N5023P · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that during the takeoff roll aprx 1/2 way down the gravel strip, the acft went into brush off the side of the rwy. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions.
- [NTSB SEA84FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA215.md): Piper PA-28-180 · The Dalles, OR · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N6499J · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > N6499J departed The Dalles municipal arpt shortly after 0930 PDT on a flt to vancouver, WA. N4622T departed chenoweth airfield ( aprx 4 NM west of The Dalles) at about 0930 PDT on a flt to The Dalles municipal arpt. A witness who observed both acft before the…
- [NTSB NYC84FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNA03.md): Piper PA-28-181 · New Bedford, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N5399F · No damage
  > The rt front seat pass'g exited the acft via the rt door and went forward over the leading edge of the wing while the acft engine was idling at aprx 1200 RPM. The rotation prop struck and injuried the pass'g with serious chest, back and arm lacerations. The…
- [NTSB ANC84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA163.md): Piper PA-12 · Montague Island, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1984 · N3988M · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed hard and the main landing gear collapsed. According to the plt the landing gear bunger cords broke and there was no safety cable to keep the gear from collapsing. The landing area was a narrow gravel strip running northand south, 1600 ft…
- [NTSB LAX84LA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA465.md): Mooney M-20G · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1984 · N3645N · Substantial damage
  > The rwy was closed during working hours due to a construction company working in the area. When the construction effort ended the rwy was opened for use. After tower clearance was issued the acft landed and contacted a barricade with the left wing. The pilot…
- [NTSB LAX84FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA463.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1984 · N7916W · Substantial damage
  > The student plt landed long on an intended touch and go landing and therefore, rolled out to a full stop on rwy 31. A 180 deg turn was made at the end in order to takeoff on rwy 13. Prior to initiating the takeoff, according to the student plt, he placed the…
- [NTSB NYC84FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA293.md): Cessna 150M · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1984 · N45288 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > A cesnna N45288 was above and slightly to the rear of Cessna N4669V when they collided on final approach over the displaced threshold to runway 36 at mmk. Both aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries.
- [NTSB MIA84LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA239.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Gainesville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1984 · N9146J · Substantial damage
  > The nose gear tire blew out on landing. Directional control was lost and the acft traveled off the left side of the rwy.
- [NTSB FTW84LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA357.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1984 · N6480J · Substantial damage
  > Due to acft parked in close proximity to the right side of the narrow (25 ft) runway and a crosswind from the left, the plt favored the left side of the runway on landing line-up. During the landing roll, he was unable to arrest a left drift before the acft…
- [NTSB NYC84LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA281.md): Piper PA-28-180 · White Marsh, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1984 · N44325 · Destroyed
  > The acft was descended for aprx 7 miles at low power & slow rate for the landing at White Marsh arpt. The descent started at 2800 ft & continued straight in to rwy 27. At about 200 yds from the rwy & at 200 ft AGL the plt decided he needed power to land…
- [NTSB NYC84FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNA02.md): Air & Space Gyroplane 18A · Harwich, MA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 1984 · N6129S · Substantial damage
  > Cruising at 500 ft over water the plt encountered fog. In an effort to maintain visual contact with the shoreline the plt began a descent and began a turn to avoid the fog. During the descending turn the acft got low and slow and the plt was unable to control…
- [NTSB SEA84LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA194.md): Beech C-23 · Adel, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1984 · N6183X · Substantial damage
  > Plt made forced landing in sagebrush covered hilly terrain following a ttl loss of pwr resulting from fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MKC84LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA241.md): Cessna 177B · Winterset, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1984 · N35140 · Substantial damage
  > The plt had diverted & was making a precautionary landing due to an approaching storm. At about 50 ft over the rwy, the acft stalled & landed hard. It then bounced 3 times, damaging the nose gear, forward fuselage & right wing.
- [NTSB FTW84LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA334.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Woodworth, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1984 · N8304D · Substantial damage
  > The plt approached an unfamiliar area at less than 500 ft AGL and landed on an abandoned drag race strip about 3 miles from the dest airp. Directional control was lost very shortly after touchdown when the acft collided with dirt piles on the surface of the…
- [NTSB CHI84LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA326.md): Bede Bede 4 · Evansvile, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1984 · N469JH · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a total power loss & the plt made a forced landing on a hwy median. The landing gear collapsed & the acft slid to a stop. Post accident inspection revealed that a large portion of the foam air filter had broken off & became lodged in the…
- [NTSB MKC84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA230.md): Mooney M20C · Hannibal, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1984 · N7702M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > N7702M experienced an electrical failure en route & diverted to Hannibal. Plt stated he circled the arpt, saw no traffic& decided to land to the south. N38455 had just landed to the north and was on the rwy when the plt saw N7702M attempting to land in the…
- [NTSB LAX84LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA388.md): Beech C-23 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1984 · N1962L · Substantial damage
  > The student plt was on his 1st solo flt. He reported that the acft bounced during a landing, then 'started to head off to the left.' He reported that he 'came in with power & rudder' but the acft went off the rwy & hit a mound of dirt & a fence.
- [NTSB NYC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA234.md): Beech 95 · Shelter Island, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1984 · N927M · Destroyed
  > Acft level abt 3000 ft. engines sputtered. Acft descended in uncontrolled attitude. Tach 6.9 hrs since last fueling. Acft did not have shoulder harness or metal to metal seat belt buckle for pilot and copilot seats. Pilot biennial and medical not current
- [NTSB NYC84LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA229.md): Maule M5-180C · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1984 · N56424 · Substantial damage
  > Plt was practicing touch-&-go landings. On final apch a high sink rate developed. Plt added full pwr but sink rate was not arrested. Acft contacted terrain before apch end of rwy.
- [NTSB FTW84LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA293.md): Mooney M20C · Marshall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1984 · N6261U · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported initial landing extension indicated an unsafe condition. The landing gear was recycled & a safe down & locked position was indicated. On landing roll the acft veered left off of the rwy & collided with trees. Tire marks on the rwy indicated…
- [NTSB NYC84FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA224.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1984 · N4342T · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with the ground shortly after takeoff. A following acft plt said the acft was slow and long on takeoffroll and stayed low after takeoff. The acft made a 90 degree right turn and then a 270 degree left turn and was about lined up to land…
- [NTSB DEN84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA198.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1984 · N44017 · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the acft's ELT suddenly activated. The plt made an unplanned landing at laguna, NM to correct the ELT problem, then he continued on to coronado arpt at Albuquerque, NM. He said this incident made him tense. After receiving radar vectors to the…
- [NTSB LAX84LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA364.md): Cessna 172RG · Lee Vining, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1984 · N5269V · Destroyed
  > The plt reported that after entering tioga pass, he made a left turn to follow the center of the pass & the acft began to sink. He applied full power & went to the best angle of climb speed, but was unable to stop the sink. The acft then hit an electrical…
- [NTSB ANC84LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA102.md): Piper PA-18-180 · Bear Creek, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1984 · N5408Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed into a river bank during an attempted go-around. The plt reported that upon initial touchdown the acft bounced and he applied full throttle. The engine reportedly responded with a maximum RPM of about 1600. The acft bouncedagain on the…
- [NTSB DEN84FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA188.md): Rockwell 100-180 · Franktown, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1984 · N4085X · Destroyed
  > The plt attempted to takeoff downwind (wind 310 degrees @22 knots) with a density altitude calculated to be 9190 ft MSL. According to the acft manufacturer, the acft would require 2,535 ft for a ground run. Rwy 17, a grass strip used for the takeoff was 1800…
- [NTSB CHI84FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA239.md): Mooney M20C · Middlefield, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1984 · N6262U · Destroyed
  > The acft props touched the rwy during a wheels-up approach and the plt initiated a go-around with bent props. The acft climbed to about 100 ft AGL with less than full power. The wings began to rock,the left wing dropped and the acft fell straight down to the…
- [NTSB ATL84LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA201.md): Gulfstream American AA-5B · Williamsburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1984 · N28812 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a dirt mound during a go-around. The plt recalled that the wind was variable & gusty, but generally, the wind sock showed a x-wind of 30 to 90 degs. After bouncing on 1 wheel & then on another, the plt initiated a go-around. The acft…
- [NTSB LAX84LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA334.md): Bellanca 14-13 · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1984 · N74257 · Substantial damage
  > After making a hard landing the plt applied power & went around, landing okay the 2nd time. After shut down, the plt found buckling of the fuselage & a cracked exhaust pipe.
- [NTSB NYC84LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA194.md): Cessna 177B · New Paltz, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1984 · N13411 · Substantial damage
  > Acft was landed on rwy 32 with wind from 60 degrees at 10 KTS. The acft bounced on touchdown, pwr was added and the acftbecame airborne. The acft drifted left and contacted a rock in grass off the left side of the rwy.
- [NTSB ANC84FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA075.md): Piper PA-12 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 1984 · N3988M · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed fast & long on the rough 1300 ft grass & dirt rwy. At the departure end of the strip, the the acft nosed over as the plt was applying braking action.
- [NTSB NYC84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA182.md): Piper PA-28 · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1984 · N33746 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot aborted his takeoff when he noted insufficient acceleration, but lost control of the aircraft, ran off the end of the runwaym thru a ditch and onto railroad tracks.
- [NTSB FTW84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA248.md): Piper PA-28-181 · New Roads, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1984 · N2130J · Substantial damage
  > The flt instructor stated that the 17 hr student plt was on a supervised solo flt when the accident occurred. The student was landing on rwy 18 with a wind from 220 degrees at 6 KTS. The student was unable to maintain directional control and the acft traveled…

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## 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 ('41514'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41514&year=1984

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