# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177, 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 NYC84LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA044.md): Cessna 177 · Bayport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1983 · N692MA · Substantial damage
  > The acft dragged a wing tip after encountered a gusty crosswind and aborted his takeoff. According to the plt, as the acft became airborne it seemed to be pushed down and he initiated a landing. The takeoff was aborted by reducing power and the acft touched…
- [NTSB CHI83LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA390.md): Cessna 177 · Cadiz, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1983 · N2835X · Destroyed
  > The plt elected to takeoff on an upsloping rwy since the wind was favorable for its direction. However, the temp was 84 degs, the elevation was 1174 ft & there was a hill beyond the end of the rwy. Additionally, the acft was loaded to near its maximum gross…
- [NTSB ATL83FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG10.md): Cessna 177 · Greensboro, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 27, 1983 · N3493T · Destroyed
  > The plt-in-command reported that the acft was very low on fuel & he had 10 gallons added to each wing tank before departing madison, GA. From madison, he flew to Greensboro, GA for sales demonstrtion flts. During the 1st demonstration flt, the acft performed…
- [NTSB SEA83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA123.md): Cessna 177 · Hood River, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1983 · N2899X · Substantial damage
  > The acft was damaged in a hard landing during unfavorable wind conditons. The pilot had just come cross country where he encountered turbulence. When he called UNICOM to land they gave him winds of 15-25 KTS velocity from the west and turbulence on the final…
- [NTSB FTW83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA133.md): Cessna 177 · Borger, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1983 · N29302 · Destroyed
  > According to 2 plt witnesses, the acft stalled during takeoff after it had climbed to aprx 75 to 100 ft AGL. They reported that at that time, it did a wing-over, entered a dive & crashed. Reportedly, the acft was loaded to near its max gross wt limit. The…
- [NTSB NYC83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA068.md): Cessna 177 · Reading, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1983 · N2227Y · Substantial damage
  > The flt departed belfast at 1100. After passing Reading the plt noticed the right tank gauge rise from 1/2 to full. Approximately 3 mi from Reading a 180 deg turn was made to return to Reading. About 1 mi from the arpt the eng surged. A call was made to the…

## 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 ('2073704'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073704&year=1983

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