# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-540 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. Page 1 of 2 · 51 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB NYC85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA036.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1984 · N7453P · Substantial damage > While in cruise, plt heard an abnormal sound from the left side of the engine compartment and having had previous problems with the newly-installed engine, elected to make a precautionary landing at a nearby arpt to investigate. Plt stated he landed long and… - [NTSB NYC85FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA029.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1984 · N2831Y · Destroyed > The aircraft was observed in close proximity to another aircraft in the traffic pattern. The pilot extended the downleg leg leg. During the turn to align the aircraft with the runway the pilot suffered a disabling heart attack. Unable to recover the aircraft… - [NTSB ATL85LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA033.md): Cessna 182RG · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1984 · N4773S · Substantial damage > Pilot landed the aircraft with the landing gear in the up position. Examination of the landing gear after the accident revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have prevented normal gear operation. - [NTSB MKC85LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA015.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Aurora, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1984 · N5274P · Substantial damage > The acft was landed gear up. The student plt put the gear down on downwind and then on a pre-landing check on final apchthe student retracted the gear. The CFI said the warning horn never sounded and she did not notice that the gear was up. - [NTSB ANC85LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA019.md): Helio H-250 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1984 · N5450E · Substantial damage > The plt stated during two telephone interviews that he hit trees during takeoff and then continued his two hour flt to to the homer arpt. The left wing was damaged and both left and right sides of the horizontal stabilizer were crushed andbent up about 19… - [NTSB LAX85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA007.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Essex, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1984 · N6481P · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he visually checked the quantity of fuel in the acft's fuel tanks prior to departure & that he apparently overestimated the amount in the tanks. Following the accident the plt reported that he opened the fuel caps to both tanks & they… - [NTSB DEN85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA001.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1984 · N5758P · Substantial damage > The plt stated he was on a x-country flt and after aprx 1.5 hrs, the engine started to run rough. The plt attempted to correct the roughness and when he applied the carb heat, the engine quit. The plt turned off the carb heat but power could not be restored… - [NTSB SEA84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA230.md): Cessna R-182 · Mountain Home, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1984 · N2386C · Substantial damage > The pilot was landing on a road to visit friends when the acft collided with a gate during the roll. The pilot had originally intended to land at a nearby municipal arpt after flying over the friends house. Due to the close proximity of Mountain Home air… - [NTSB MKC84FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA271.md): Cessna R182 · Ottumwa, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1984 · N756TN · Substantial damage > The acft entered IMC weather, the plt became disoriented & cruised without ATC navigational assistance after failing to make radio contact or file a flt plan. The non-instrument rated private plt flew until acft power was lost due to fuel exhaustion. The… - [NTSB CHI84LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA386.md): Piper PA25 · Sheboygan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1984 · N4571Y · Substantial damage > Plt initiated takeoff in strong gusty x-wind. Approaching tree line, acft began to sink. Plt turned to avoid trees and stalled acft. Load jettison was too late to aid in stall recovery and acft mushed into ground. - [NTSB FTW84LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA350.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Minden, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1984 · N3962W · Substantial damage > During a night instructional flt on landing approach, the instructor pilot reported that the student over corrected for a high approach by closing the throttle. The acft hit the ground before he could establish control of the resulting high rate of sink. - [NTSB DEN84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA249.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1984 · N3392W · Substantial damage > After discharging sky divers, plt was concentrating on max rate of descent, eng pwr at idle, when fuel tank in use ran day. Pwr loss not noted until throttle applied for level off. Switch to usable fuel tank and restart attempt initiated with insufficient… - [NTSB NYC84FNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC07.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Brunswick, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 2, 1984 · N3474W · Substantial damage > The acft eng failed without warning at an alt of 2500 ft MSL. During the forced landing at nas Brunswick, the plt executed normal emergency procedures but was not successful in air-starting the acft. He stated that after having the 'abandoned field made' he… - [NTSB MKC84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA236.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Arapahoe, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1984 · N8640L · Substantial damage > While on a swath run to apply insecticide, the acft collided with electrical transmission lines that were crossing the field. After the initial impact, the acft angled to the left & hit another transmission line, then impacted the ground. - [NTSB ANC84LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA121.md): Maule M-5-235C · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1984 · N56290 · Substantial damage > The pilot lost control during landing, the acft ground looped and both main landing gear collapsed. - [NTSB DEN84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA236.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Webster, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1984 · N6749Z · Substantial damage > Plt stated the engine began to sputter during an ag flt. A forced landing was made in a wheat field during which the left main gear collapsed and the left wing contacted the ground. Investigation revealed the acft was fueled from an unfiltered 5 gallon can… - [NTSB MKC84FCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FCD02.md): Callair A-9 · Oakland, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 22, 1984 · N8287H · Destroyed > The pilot was practicing aerial application maneuvers using water as the spray load. He stated that about half way thru his turn to reverse direction, he felt the a/c give a very slight stall warning. He said that he released some back pressure and attempted… - [NTSB MKC84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA223.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Pollard, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1984 · N8815L · Destroyed > The plt stated that he was spot spraying a bean field and was aware of the location of the electrical transmission line. As he attempted to maneuver the acft under the line, a wing made contact with the line and the acft inpacted the ground. - [NTSB CHI84FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA289.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Pullman, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1984 · N7714V · Destroyed > The acft crashed while practicing aerial application maneuvers. The plt of the acft had been interrupted at the refueling pump by an acft which was awaiting a chemical reload. The student crop dusting plt, who was also a loader, left the refueling area to… - [NTSB ANC84LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA107.md): Maule M-5 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1984 · N5642M · Substantial damage > The plt reported that when he landed on campbell lake, the left float hit a submerged object. The acft then yawed to the left, banked to the right & went over on its top. Campbell lake was used as a private sea-plane base & was located within the city limits… - [NTSB CHI84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA265.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Kankakee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1984 · N40712 · Substantial damage > The eng quit shortly after takeoff & the acft landed in a bean field. The fuel selector was found on the empty right main fuel tank. The left main fuel tank & tip tanks were full of fuel. - [NTSB ANC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA092.md): Maule M-5-235C · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1984 · N6229M · Substantial damage > The acft traveled forward into a parked acft after the plt hand propped it to start the engine. A pax who had 'a few hours', according to the plt, was inside the acft to hold the foot brake pedals. The plt said the battery was too low tostart the acft engine… - [NTSB MIA84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA182.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1984 · N29994 · Substantial damage > Plt witnesses reported that the acft stalled during the final approach. The plt was not multi-end rated. - [NTSB MKC84FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA164.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Satanta, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1984 · N4452Y · Destroyed > After making a swath run, the plt initiated a turn-around in a downwind direction. During the turn, a wing dropped & the acft entered a descent & struck the ground, nose 1st. It then bounced & traveled another 53 ft before stopping & bursting into flames. The… - [NTSB CHI84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA236.md): Maule M-4 · Middletown, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1984 · N540JC · Substantial damage > Plt was attempting to make a 3 point stall landing when a gust of wind was encountered, resulting in a hard landing. Plt reported the wind was gusting to 20 KTS. - [NTSB LAX84FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA337.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Barstow, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1984 · N5306Y · Destroyed > The flt had originated somewhere in Mexico & was being tracked by dea investigators until radar contact was lost. In the vicinity of amboy, CA an anonymous caller had contacted the highway patrol & reported a low flying acft near amboy with no visible… - [NTSB ANC84FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA072.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Egegik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1984 · N8767W · Destroyed > The acft crashed during a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. The plt said the acft engine lost oil-pressure about 20 minutes after takeoff and he turned toward the closest arpt. The engine operated a few minutes and then stopped. The acft was landed off… - [NTSB LAX84FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA299.md): Cessna TR182 · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 1984 · N756BS · Destroyed > Just after takeoff, shortly after landing gear retraction, the eng backfired and experienced a total power loss. The plt lowered the landing gear and landed straight ahead just off the rwy. The acft bounced once and came to rest in a city park. It immediately… - [NTSB LAX84LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA292.md): Cessna 182RG · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1984 · N2375C · Substantial damage > Acft touched down on the nose gear, porpoised and finally impacted the rwy on the nose gear. - [NTSB LAX84LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA282.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Visalia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1984 · N5597P · Substantial damage > When the plt arrived at his destination, he was unable to fully extend the gear. He diverted to Visalia, CA. After reducing the fuel load, he made an intentional, power-off, wheels-up landing. An exam revealed that nose gear bellcrank assy had caught on the… - [NTSB CHI84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA171.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Marion, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1984 · N3874W · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that during a landing, he reduced the power too soon & flared the acft too high, then the acft bounced about 8 to 10 ft in the air. The hard landing resulted in spar damage to the right wing. - [NTSB MKC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA128.md): Hiller UH-12E · Pocahontas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1984 · N9740C · Destroyed > The acft crashed after an engine failure during a swath run at an alt of 20 ft AGL. Examination of the engine revealed 3 dowel pins and 6 screws which hold the starter drive gear and the accessory drive gear had sheared. Metallurgical exam revealed that dowel… - [NTSB SEA84LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA093.md): Piper PA-25-235D · Heppner, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1984 · N9866P · Destroyed > The plt reported that he was making a turn below the lee side of a ridge line at an alt of about 30 ft AGL. The acft reportedly encountered a downdraft & settled into the ground. During this occurrence, the landing gear collapsed, but no other major damage… - [NTSB MIA84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA144.md): Cessna TR182 · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1984 · N738JA · Substantial damage > The plt was unable to lower the landing gear and made a wheels-up landing. An exam revealed that a rod end, pn S02321-3, on the nose gear door had failed. The failure was in tension bending with no signs of preexisting fatigue or corrosion. - [NTSB CHI84LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA157.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Morrow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1984 · N6733Z · Substantial damage > About 10 min. After takeoff on an aerial application flt the acft's eng lost pwr. The plt made a forced landing in a corn field & during rollout collided with a tree. According to the plt, the acft's eng blew its right rear cylinder because its hold down… - [NTSB DEN84LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA126.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1984 · N2940T · Substantial damage > The plt got out of the acft to check the starter solenoid by turning the propeller. He left the mags on and the brakes off. When the prop was turned the acft started and collided with a parked acft. - [NTSB MKC84LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA113.md): Piper PA24-250 · Osage City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1984 · N6293P · Substantial damage > During an aborted takeoff, executed due to an inoperative airspeed indicator, the acft swerved off the left side of the rwy across a ditch, damaging the left wing & main landing gear. A clogged pilot tube was the cause of the airspeed indication of zero mph.… - [NTSB CHI84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA133.md): Piper PA-32-260 · St. Ignace, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1984 · N4343X · Substantial damage > The pilot initiated flight into adverse wx conditions in order to pick up a heart attack victim. The pilot encountered fog & in an attempt to return to his departure point, collided with the frozen lake. - [NTSB MIA84LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA114.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Sanibel Island, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1984 · N39677 · Destroyed > The acft failed to arrive at its destination. A satellite photo of the area showed wx & cloud cover between the departure & destination arpts. Radar data showed that an acft had left key west, FL, at about 1700, went northbound at 4500 until it encounter bad… - [NTSB ANC84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA041.md): Maule M-5-235C · Mcgrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1984 · N56304 · Substantial damage > The pilot told flight service personnel that the aircraft struck the ground while circling. His passenger was attemptingto photograph something on the ground. - [NTSB NYC84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA103.md): Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 · Tobyhanna, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1984 · N19WA · Substantial damage > The acft made a precautionary landing on a highway after both engines lost oil pressure. The plt feathered the right propeller because it gave abnormal indications before the left engine. The left engine was still operating at touchdown post accident… - [NTSB DEN84LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA105.md): Callair A · Tremonton, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1984 · N8260H · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a snow covered field while the plt was applying carbon black and fertilizer to induce snow melt. The overcast sky'gave a white-out effect on depth perception'. The collision with a rise in the field tore off the landing gear and the… - [NTSB MKC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA092.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Oconto, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1984 · N8054E · Destroyed > After attending a business conference at muncie, IN, the plt received a wx briefing & took off at 2026 CST on a flt to des moines, IA, where he refueled. In a phone call to his wife at their home in north platte, NE, he indicated the wx was such that he would… - [NTSB ATL84LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA108.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Walterboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1984 · N6720P · Substantial damage > The plt did not get a green gear down indication when the landing gear was lowered. A fly-by was performed and he was told that the landing gear looked down. The plt did not properly operate the emergency system. During landing, the gear collapsed. The… - [NTSB SEA84FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA058.md): Piper PA-28-J3A5D · Mountaindale, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1984 · N83382 · Destroyed > The acft crashed during an instrument approach to hillsboro airport. Witnesses reported seeing the acft below a very low overcast sky condition prior to impact. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the stabilator failed in overload before the point of… - [NTSB NYC84LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA095.md): Cessna 182RG · Teterboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1984 · N3714C · Substantial damage > According to the plt after about an hour and 10 min flight he returned for landing. During the landing roll the acft skidded off the rwy onto soft dirt damaging the propeller and right wing tip. - [NTSB MIA84FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA078.md): Hiller UH-12E · Waldo, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1984 · N19MP · Destroyed > The acft was being used to dispense aerial incendiary devices (aids) to control forest burning. The aids were 1.25 inch diameter polystyrene balls containing potassium permanganate. They were injected with ethylene glycol prior to being dropped out of the… - [NTSB DEN84FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA085.md): Cessna TR182 · Tappen, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1984 · N737QE · Destroyed > The private non-instrument rated plt received two weather briefings before the flight. During the last briefing at 1350 MST, he was informed that VFR flt was not recommended. At 1554 MST, the acft departed crystal arpt in a westerly direction. Several… - [NTSB ANC84LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA034.md): Helio H-250 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1984 · N5966X · Substantial damage > According to witnesses, the ski equipped acft took off toward the north. They reported that after taking off, the acft made a tight left turn, then spiraled to the ground. They estimated that the maximum alt was aprx 150 ft. also, they reported that the eng… - [NTSB FTW84LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA108.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Del Rio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1984 · N8117Z · Substantial damage > During landing on a 4000 ft sod ranch strip the plt ran off the rwy into a raving and collapsed the landing gear. The plt said he landed in a crab and ran off the rwy. The owner on form 6120.1 stated that it was plt error, that the plt missed the rwy and ran… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=41532&year=1984&page=2 ## 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 ('41532')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41532&year=1984 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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