# NTSB investigations, 1984: Altitude deviation,uncontrolled 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 FTW84LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA380.md): Beech A36 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1984 · N3675T · Substantial damage > Failure to complete both the takeoff and landing check-lists resulted in taking off with the elevator trim improperly set and the gear-up landing. According to the plt, as the acft was cleaned-up after takeoff from rwy 17R the nose became very heavy. The… - [NTSB DEN84LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA276.md): Molino PIK-20 · Calhan, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1984 · N858E · Substantial damage > The glider struck a barbed wire fence while landing in a pasture. The plt said he encountered a downwash at the edge of a storm that resulted in an 800 fpm rate of descent and forced landing. - [NTSB MKC84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA265.md): Hughes 269C · Witts Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1984 · N7487F · Substantial damage > While manuevering at an alt of 35 to 40 ft above tree the plt felt a shutter and low frequency shaking of the rotor disk. Rotor RPM and engine RPM decreased and the acft entered a shallow descent. The plt applied forward cyclic, reduced collective and… - [NTSB CHI84LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA337.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Manchester, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1984 · N3573C · Substantial damage > The accident occurred when the pilot was flying low on a fly-by for photographs. Adjusting her seat, the passenger hit the control yoke, the aircraft pitched down and collided with a tree. The pilot recovered control and completed a safe landing at an airport… - [NTSB LAX84FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA429.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Julian, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1984 · N5516K · Destroyed > After takeoff several 360 deg climbing turns were made to gain alt to clear the mountain ridge. The ridge was approached at 4800 ft MSL with the plt expecting a thermal lift over the 5500 ft level which had been encountered many times before. At 4800 ft MSL… - [NTSB NYC84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA230.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Bargaintown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1984 · N3040Z · Destroyed > The acft was on a banner tow mission. Plt dropped banner and initiated a pull-up manuever to go-around and return for a landing. As the plt pulled up, a downdraft was encountered at the end of the field. Plt initiated a right turn and acft continued sinking… - [NTSB CHI84LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA260.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Geneva, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1984 · N1537D · Minor damage > The Balloon descended in an area of thunderstorms and turbulence and collided with trees. The plt said the Balloon 'caved in' and descended rapidly. The plts husband and a passenger revealed that the Balloon was 'vented' by the plt to land before reaching a… - [NTSB SEA84LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA127.md): Breezy RLU-1A · Jean, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1984 · N3184 · Substantial damage > The acft departed on rwy 20 and turned crosswind at an alt of 200 ft AGL. The plt stated that after turning downwind for a non-standard traffic pattern at an airspeed of 60 to 65 mph the acft began to lose altitude. The acft continued the descent even though… - [NTSB NYC84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA203.md): Cessna 150K · Warren, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1984 · N5737G · Substantial damage > The plt stated that while crossing a mountain ridge a mountain wave was encounterd which resulted in a 1000 fpm sink rate. The plt stated this sink rate increased when a turn was made to parallel the ridge. The acft settled into trees. - [NTSB DEN84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA150.md): Cessna 182M · Nucla, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1984 · N71429 · Substantial damage > Plt stated, 'I made one pass on low boundry spreading 100% of seed and began a climbing left turn to make a pass from high side down east boundry. I reached altitude of approximately 300 ft AGL (above ground level) and attempted to pass over telephone draw… - [NTSB MKC84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA133.md): Beech V35B · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1984 · N3138W · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the acft landed hard, bounced and landed hard again breaking the nose gear off the acft. The pilot stated he encountered a strong downdraft on approach. - [NTSB CHI84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA120.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Lima, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1984 · N30026 · Substantial damage > Heavy wet snow was falling on the day of the accident. The plt reported that he cleared snow off the wings of the acft, but not off the horizontal surface of the t-tail. Also he reported, a considerable amount of slush remained on the rwy which was thrown up… - [NTSB NYC84LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA139.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 6B · Butler, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1984 · N3738H · Substantial damage > During a descent to land, the plt of a Balloon tried to level off to reach a desired touch down point. The plt added heat, but the Balloon continued to descend. After a hard bounced landing, the Balloon began to ascend, but it collided with tree limbs & 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") = 1984 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" = 110) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=110&year=1984 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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