# NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A, 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 SEA84FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA023.md): Cessna 304A · Ephrata, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1983 · N98567 · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with a hilltop during a missed approach in IMC weather. The acft was on an IFR flt plan. The plt stated visual contact was EST at about 2000 ft MSL but ground features were masked in snow. When the plt did not see the airport at the proper…
- [NTSB MIA84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA035.md): Cessna 340A · Nr. Orangeville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1983 · N85JK · Destroyed
  > The acft disappeared fm radar coverage while in cruise flt at 10,000 feet MSL near Orangeville, FL. The ATC transcript revealed that the plt had been inquiring abt the weather ahead of him and was cleared to descend to 6000 in order to get below strong…
- [NTSB DEN83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA059.md): Cessna 340A · Aspen, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1983 · N33340 · Destroyed
  > Prior to departure the flt was given an IFR clearance which began at herls intersection (16 mi nne) & to cross herls at or above 16,000 ft MSL. Departure arpt field elev is 7,793 ft. flts are required to proceed VFR to the initial fix of the IFR clearance.…
- [NTSB LAX83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA064.md): Cessna 340A · Monterey, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 1983 · N1947E · Destroyed
  > The acft began to lose power at about 400 ft AGL after takeoff and the pilot elected to land along the shoreline in the ocean. The acft ditched about 100 yards off shore. All 4 occupants were able to exit thru the airstair door and receivedonly minor…

## 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 ('2076405', '2073325'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2076405&year=1983

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