# NTSB investigations: Cessna 421A, 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 DEN83FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA193.md): Cessna 421A · West Jordan, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N2239Q · Destroyed
  > Investigation revealed that the plt aborted two takeoff attempts due to a 'roughness' in one eng. Not able to duplicate the roughness during subsequent ground checks, the plt departed. At an alt of 300 AGL the left eng began to surge and the right eng,…
- [NTSB FTW83LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA300.md): Cessna 421A · Forth Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1983 · N2222Q · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with a fence and septic tank complex. The plt said he attempted to use the brakes without success. The acft had an annual inspection on 5/5/83. The brakes were examined afterthe accident. The brake…
- [NTSB ATL83AA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA235.md): Cessna 421A · Atmore, AL · Accident · 8 fatal · Final report · Jun 22, 1983 · N2960Q · Destroyed
  > About 20 mins after takeoff the plt reported the right eng had lost power & the acft would not maintain alt. Vectors were provided for an emergency landing, but the acft crashed in a wooded area about 3 mi from the arpt. There was evidence that the gear &…

## 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 ('2076012'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076012&year=1983

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