# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250, 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 LAX84FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA071.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Oceanside, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1983 · N6295T · Destroyed > Before takeoff, the plt received a wx briefing & was advised to expect IFR conditions in the vicinity of Oceanside, CA & that moderate turbulence existed below 20,000 ft. after takeoff, he obtained an IFR clearance to climb & cruise at 6000 ft. at about 2005… - [NTSB CHI84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA048.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Norwalk, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1983 · N6159P · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing while on a cross-country flt. The plt stated that he encountered turbulence below 3000 ft MSL. During the he encountered wind shear which caused him to drop 40 ft onto the rwy. The acft manual states that 'in high wind conditions… - [NTSB ATL84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA014.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Vicksburg, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1983 · N7691P · Substantial damage > The acft landed short of the rwy during a forced landing after the engine lost power during cruise flt. The plt reportedthat power was lost at 2000 ft 10 miles north of Vicksburg. He applied the fuel boost pump and successfully restarted the eng but it quit… - [NTSB LAX83FA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA454.md): Cessna 150 · Mariposa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1983 · N3382V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The plt of a Cessna 150, N3382V, noted that the wind was calm, so he elected to enter traffic for rwy 8 to practice landings. He said he used the UNICOM freq to announce entering traffic from a 45 deg entry as well as advising of his position in the pattern.… - [NTSB LAX83LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA421.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Clearlake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N252EZ · Destroyed > During arrival, the plt made an apch to rwy 30 at night in calm wind conditions. He reported that on final apch, he allowed the airspeed to get low & the acft stalled and struck the ground approximately 300 feet short of the rwy. The rwy was equipped with… - [NTSB FTW83LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA388.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Lindreth, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N5230P · Substantial damage > The plt said he was approaching the rwy at 90 mph with full flaps and at 300 ft AGL he hit a downdraft. He added power and raised the nose but could not stop the descent. - [NTSB MKC83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA176.md): Piper PA-24-235 · Alliance, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1983 · N777EE · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he departed oshrosh for scottsbluff with an estimated 80 gallons of fuel on board the air craft his ete was 4 hours 30 minutes and fuel consumption at 15 gph. Aprx 37 NM short of scotts bluff he noticed the right fuel gauge indicating… - [NTSB NYC83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA152.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Millbrook, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N6438P · Substantial damage > The plt reported that on final apch, the acft began an unexpected descent below the intended glide path. Reportedly, full power was applied to reduce the dwscent, but the acft touched down aprx 20 ft short of the rwy on an upgrade. The acft bounced in the… - [NTSB NYC83LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA137.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Matamoris, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1983 · N7522P · Substantial damage > The acft landed downwind and overran the runway after which it collided with a fence during a precautionary landing. Thepilot had discovered a bad brake cylinder and fuel selector valve and was returning the acft to the mechanic who had performed the annual 5… - [NTSB NYC83FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA107.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Coram, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 1, 1983 · N5738P · Destroyed > The acft crashed shortly after declaring an 'emergency.' A witness saw the acft, but heard no eng sound prior to the crash. Examination of eng failed to reveal any discrepancies. However, when the carburetor was examined no fuel was found in the line between… - [NTSB LAX83LVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVG08.md): Piper PA-24 · Fair Oaks, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 6, 1983 · N6694P · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he approached runway 18 at 70-80 mph and after touchdown he pulled the hand brake. The acft spun right 45 degrees and skidded off the runway. He said it felt like the right brake grabbed hard. The acft came to a stop about 25 feet from… - [NTSB LAX83LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA071.md): Piper PA-24-250 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1983 · N5730P · Substantial damage > Shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of aprx 300 ft AGL, the eng lost power. The plt turned & landed wheels-up on an unimproved grass area on the southwest corner of the arpt. An exam of the eng & fuel systems revealed no evidence of a preimpact/mechanical… - [NTSB ATL83FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA081.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Beaufort, SC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1983 · N8066P · Destroyed > While en route in IMC, the ATC controller noted that the acft began to reverse course & asked the plt if he was having a problem. The plt responded that the acft was in clouds, he was having problem with his artificial horizon & that he didn't realize he was… ## 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 ('7102404')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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