# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION, 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 MKC83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA192.md): Burnett Sonerai 2 · Oxford, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1983 · N65MB · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff, the plt turned to a x-wind leg of the traffic pattern & then the engine lost power. He made a forced landing in an OAT field, but reported that during the approach, he misjudged his height & did not flare in time. Subsequently, the acft landed…
- [NTSB LAX83FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA06.md): Rand Robinson KR-1 · Seal Beach, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N98BB · Destroyed
  > According to a witness, the acft apchd at about 1000 ft, made 3 circles & headed in an easterly direction. The acft was then observed to make a steep banked turn toward the witness at an estimated altitude of 200 to 300 ft above the water. It then nosed down,…
- [NTSB CHI83LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA311.md): Viking Dragonfly · Flying Cloud, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N59BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was initiating a high speed taxi run when the acft became airborne for 500-1000 ft. when a landing was attempted the aircraft bounced.
- [NTSB CHI83LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA256.md): Quickie Q2 · Anderson, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1983 · N82DG · Minor damage
  > The homebuilt acft veered and nosed over during a landing. Examination of the acft revealed that the cable to the left front rudder attach point became disconnected. The cable had pulled through the nicropress oval sleeve. When the pilot/ builder was…
- [NTSB ATL83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA207.md): Rand KR-2 · Dayton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1983 · N83UT · Substantial damage
  > The acft had been airborne for over 1 hr & was descending onto base leg when the eng quit running as the plt went to add power. A forced landing was made in a grassy area near the rwy. After the acft touched down, it hit a ditch during the roll-out, then…
- [NTSB ATL83LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA139.md): Brown Sonera II L · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1983 · N86BB · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine lost power on the base leg of the landing pattern. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he had worked on the carburetor prior to this flightand had also moved the…
- [NTSB FTW83LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA122.md): Monnett Sonerai II · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1983 · N1390A · Substantial damage
  > The new home built acft had only 2.5 hrs total flt time. After a test flt, the plt was on the landing roll when he lost control at aprx 35 mph. Subsequently, the acft ground looped & nosed over on its top. The plt reported that loss of control occurred after…

## 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 ('63501'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=63501&year=1983

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