# NTSB investigations, 1983: Abrupt maneuver 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 LAX84LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA115.md): de Havilland DHC 7-102 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1983 · N929HA · No damage > While on a five mile final apch to rwy 26R the dhc 7 encountered moderate turbulence and two cabin attendants sustained injuries. At 1506:02 hours HST a western airlines DC10 requested an s turn to lose altitude in order land on rwy 26L. Seven seconds later… - [NTSB NYC83AA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83AA209.md): Aerospatiale AS350D · Dover Township, NJ · Accident · 5 fatal · Final report · Aug 14, 1983 · N900JA · Destroyed > Witnesses observed the helicopter fly along the beach at alt of about 100-150 MSL, enter a bank to the right and descendinto the water at an angle of about 45 deg. Examination of the wreckage failed to reveal any pre-impact discrepancies of the aircraft or… - [NTSB ATL83LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA292.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Fairfax, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1983 · N4411S · Substantial damage > The acft mushed into the ground after the engine quit from negative g forces imposed by the pilot after clearing a fenceduring a swath run. After the engine lost power due to the temporary fuel starvation the pilot managed to clear some trees and mush into… - [NTSB FTW83FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA270.md): Air Tractor AT-400A · Lane City, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1983 · N31619 · Destroyed > The plt was leading a flt of 2 acft on an aerial application mission. The plt of the 2nd acft stated that at the end of a swath run, the lead acft pulled up to an almost vertical attitude & to an alt of between 300 & 400 ft AGL. At that time, the plane… - [NTSB LAX83LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA262.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N68043 · No damage > During cruise flight the acft experienced a pitch excursion up then down while in autopilot on operation. A cracked strain gage bridge wire was found in the electrical system. - [NTSB FTW83FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA259.md): Cessna 180J · Harvey, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1983 · N52072 · Destroyed > A navigable waterway, Harvey canal, was being used as a seaplane base. In that area, a set of power lines were suspended over the canal by 2 tall towers. The lowest line over the canal was 160 ft above the canal surface, but the lines dropped to heights of… - [NTSB FTW83FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA251.md): Enstrom 280C · Opelousas, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 1983 · N56932 · Substantial damage > The helicopter was observed to lift off to a hover and began an erratic hover. The acft pitched up and spun throwing theplt out and fatally injuring him. Witnesses said they did not know the plt was going to fly the helicopter. The opinion was that it was to… - [NTSB ATL83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA198.md): Beech V35B · Chesson, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 1983 · N313ZM · Destroyed > While the acft was on a x-country flt at 4000 ft MSL, radio & radar contact were lost soon after a turn was initiated. Wreckage of the aircraft was found scattered over a distance of 2193 ft. an exam of the wreckage revealed that the stabilizers/ruddervators,… - [NTSB NYC83FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA102.md): Hiller FH-1100 · Gettysburg, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1983 · N4034K · Destroyed > The plt took off on a flt to york, PA to refuel the helicopter & to demonstrate it to a prospective buyer while en route. Witnesses observed the helicopter shortly after departure. Two of 4 witnesses heard a change in the sound of the helicopter, 2 witnesses… - [NTSB DEN83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA096.md): Cessna 182P · Ashland, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1983 · N9891E · Substantial damage > The acft lifted off early, stalled, dropped a wing and cartwheeled to a stop. The left main gear was sheared off in the impact. The pilot stated that during the takeoff from his own ranch airstrip a horse ran out on the rwy in front of the acft. He said there… - [NTSB DEN83FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE05.md): Schweizer 1-36 · Colo Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 6, 1983 · N36166 · Substantial damage > The glider was substantially damaged during a pullup from a dive at altitude. The wing was rippled and beckled and damaged at the attach points. The dihedrial had changed from 6 degrees to 8.5 degrees. There was also unmeasured change in the sweepback. It is… ## 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 100) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=100&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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