# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172RG, 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 MIA84FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA038.md): Cessna 172RG · Cross City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1983 · N9682B · Destroyed > While in the vicinity of Cross City the plt requested VFR flt following from jacksonville ARTCC. While he was in radio &radar contact, the controller suddenly lost radar contact with the flt. Radar indicated that the acft made a rapid descent from the cruise… - [NTSB FTW84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA031.md): Cessna 172RG · Monticello, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1983 · N5092U · Substantial damage > During flt, the plt detected smoke in the cabin. Thinking that an electrical malfunction was the source, he secured the electrical master switch & used the battery. A precautionary landing was made at Monticello, AR. During the landing, the right main gear… - [NTSB CHI83LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA286.md): Cessna 172RG · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1983 · N4929V · Substantial damage > The acft collided with equipment when landing on a closed rwy at night. The plt of N4929V called Dayton approach regarding landing at Dayton general but did not receive info that the fld was closed. Another acft called ATC at about this time, without… - [NTSB LAX83FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM06.md): Cessna 172RG · San Clemente, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N4789R · Destroyed > The acft crashed on San Clemente island during a fish spotting flt on a dark night. These flts are usually flown at an alt of 1000-2000 ft AGL. A navy witness on the accident island said the ceiling was zero and the visibility about 200 yards at the accident… - [NTSB MKC83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA099.md): Cessna 172RG · Newton, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1983 · N5533R · Substantial damage > The aircraft crashed alongside the runway during an attempted go-around. The runway in use was 17 and the wind was from 250 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 24 KTS. The pilot stated he could not get aligned with the runway so he retracted the landing gear and… - [NTSB MIA83FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA113.md): Cessna 172RG · Gainesville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1983 · N6418V · Destroyed > The acft crashed about 8 miles from the intended destination during weather on a dark night. The plt had gone outbound that afternoon with two passengers who did not return with him because of motion sickness. According to the one of his former instructors… - [NTSB LAX83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA102.md): Cessna 172RG · Wenden, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1983 · N9645B · Substantial damage > The acft drifted off the runway into a plowed area of a private airstrip during landing and nosed over. The private pilot reported that as he began to flare the acft for landing to the west a gust of wind from the north caused the acft to drift southward. The… - [NTSB CHI83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA081.md): Cessna 172 RG · Green Bay, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1983 · N9916B · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the ground during an ILS approach. The weather was IMC at the time and an IFR flt plan was filed. The pilot was instrument rated and had received a weather briefing which forecast icing and freezing drizzle. The pilot told the weather… - [NTSB FTW83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA077.md): Cessna 172RG · San Angelo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1983 · N5276U · Destroyed > The acft had reached an alt of 3500 ft MSL when the engine started to lose power. The pilot turned back toward his departure airport. The engine then lost all power and the pilot elected to land in a plowed field with landing gear down. When the acft touched… - [NTSB LAX83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA063.md): Cessna 172RG · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1983 · N5262U · Destroyed > While enroute, the plt noticed that he had lost his airspeed indication. Observing the pitot head on the wing with a flashlight, he stated that the flip-up cover was down, covering the ram tube. Unable to maintain proper airspeed, the plt inadvertently… ## 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 ('2072438')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072438&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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