# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A, 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 LAX83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA392.md): Cessna 17OA · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1983 · N5478C · Substantial damage
  > The plt was practicing touch-and-go landings in winds that were variable at 5 gusting 10 KTS. On his 4th landing, he touched down using the 'full stall technique.' He reported that after touching down, he turned off the carburetor heat & raised the flaps,…
- [NTSB CHI83LER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LER04.md): Cessna 170A · Crystal, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 14, 1983 · N9707A · Substantial damage
  > As the plt applied brakes the acft veered off to the right. He applied left rudder & left brake to no avail, & the acft ground-looped off the right side of the rwy. The left brake outer lining was missing. There were two rivets missing & one rivet had broken.…
- [NTSB MKC83LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA173.md): Cessna 170A · Syracuse, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N5781C · Substantial damage
  > While the plt was making his second landing, the acft began to rock back & forth during the roll-out. He added power to correct the oscillation, but said the power had the opposite effect. He lost directional control & the acft swerved off the left side of…
- [NTSB LAX83LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA306.md): Cessna C170A · Cajon Pass, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1983 · N1239D · Substantial damage
  > The plt was flying about 40 ft AGL in marginal weather when the acft contacted a power line and crashed. No flt plan wasfiled and there is no record of a weather briefing for the plt. The plt stated he was following a highway up a Pass whenhe encountered…
- [NTSB NYC83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA136.md): Cessna 170A · Chatham, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · N5545C · Substantial damage
  > The acft veered onto the grass and nosed over during landing. The pilot said a gust of wind caught the tail of the acft and turned it 45 degrees to the left and when brakes were applied as a corrective action the acft nosed over. The landing was on runway 6…
- [NTSB FTW83LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA233.md): Cessna 170A · Prague, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1983 · N170KM · Substantial damage
  > While turning to base leg for landing the eng quit. With insufficient altitude to reach the arpt, the plt selected another field, but landed short in rough terrain. A large quantity of water was found in the acft's fuel tanks which wastraced to a contaminated…
- [NTSB DEN83LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA098.md): Cessna 170A · Plentywood, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1983 · N9592A · Substantial damage
  > Pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 30. Pilot stated that on landing roll as he closed the carburetor heat control preparing for another takeoff a gust caught the right wing lifting it up. The pilot corrected by using right aileron and left…
- [NTSB FTW83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA081.md): Cessna 170A · Temple, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1983 · N1781D · Substantial damage
  > The student plt reported he was taking off, directly into the wind, when directional contorl was lost. Subsequently, the acft veered off the left side of the rwy & the right gear failed.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072304&year=1983

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