# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-108, 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 ATL84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA076.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Edgewater, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1983 · N5276Z · Substantial damage
  > A student plt started to fly the acft, but as she was moving on the rwy, she detected a misfiring of the eng that she reported as a popping sound. Therefore, she returned to the ramp area & shut down the eng. Her husband agreed to fly with her around the…
- [NTSB FTW84FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA084.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Pawnee, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1983 · N4579Z · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with a guy wire on a micro-wave tower during flt in IMC weather. The plt had not received a weather briefing prior to takeoff and after encountering low ceilings the plt attempted to fly along a highway at low alt. The right wing of the acft…
- [NTSB NYC83LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA230.md): Piper PA-22 · West Bloomfield, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1983 · N5185Z · Substantial damage
  > Reportedly, the plt was returning to the departure arpt to land when the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing in a corn field. An exam of the eng revealed excessive carbon in the exhaust stack. Also, the primer was found…
- [NTSB SEA83FYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYA02.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Nr Jackpot, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 14, 1983 · N5533Z · Substantial damage
  > Prior to the accident, the acft was observed maneuvering in the vicinity. Subsequently, the acft collided with the ground while it was being flown under a 40 ft power line. Both of the occupants had student plt certificates that had expired. One of the…
- [NTSB LAX83LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA352.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1983 · N5737Z · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees while trying to maneuver through a mountain pass at 13000 ft MSL with the temperature at 82DEGREES. The plt stated that the acft started a high sink rate. He checked the throttle, mags and mixture but was forcedto settle into the…
- [NTSB FTW83LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA248.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Breaux Bridge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1983 · N5208Z · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during landing on a wet soft private grass strip. During landing the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over. The plt stated that he needed more experience in judging grass strip conditions.

## 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 ('7102204'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102204&year=1983

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