# NTSB investigations, 1983: Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid

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 ATL83LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA370.md): Grumman G-164B · Berry, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1983 · N48475 · Substantial damage
  > The acft dragged a wing during takeoff and collapsed the right main gear in the process. After liftoff the plt said the left wing dipped and contacted soybeans at the end of the rwy. He said he overcontrolled and rolled the right wing into the beans. He…
- [NTSB LAX83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA380.md): Cessna 172P · Jean, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1983 · N52023 · Substantial damage
  > The plt took off from the mccarran intl arpt, las vegas, NV & flew to another arpt in the local area at Jean, NV to practice soft field takeoff & landing techniques. During his 1st soft field takeoff, he over rotated the acft & the tail cone contacted the…
- [NTSB SEA83LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA167.md): Grumman G-164A · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1983 · N6664Q · Destroyed
  > The acft dragged a wing in a lake and cartwheeled during an aerial application maneuver. The pilot said he had turned away from the field he was spraying to remove the bugs from his windshield. The acfts wing struck a lake surface in the turn, cartwheeled and…
- [NTSB ANC83FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA090.md): Cessna 185-E · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1983 · N1693M · Substantial damage
  > The acft was damaged in a forced landing after a loss of power in cruise flt. The pilot said he checked the throttle position then advanced it with no reaction. The pilot declared an emergency on frequency 121.5 the emergency fuel pump was turned on but…
- [NTSB DEN83FTE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE10.md): Douglas DC-3C · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 30, 1983 · N29958 · Substantial damage
  > The acft dragged a wing during landing touchdown in IMC weather conditions. The pilot had broken out misaligned with therwy. As the airspeed decayed during the transition from IFR to VFR the co-pilot took control because he thought he couldsee the rwy better.…
- [NTSB SEA83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA109.md): I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D · Ephrata, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1983 · N91419 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he was forced to land after thermal activity subsided and he was unable to find an area of lift. He elected to land in the last cultivated field before reaching an area of sage brush. Reportedly, a dust devil was encountered during…
- [NTSB FTW83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA211.md): Hughes 269B · Forgan, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1983 · N9484F · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter hooked a skid and rolled over while trying to land on a trailer. The plt stated that after surveying someproperty he landed next to the trailer used for transporting the acft. He then lifted off and while hovering over the trailer a skid hooked…
- [NTSB ANC83IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA069.md): Cessna U-206 · Old Harbor, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1983 · N732FN · Minor damage
  > The acft rt wing rose during the water takeoff & the left wing struck the water. After impact the aircraft sank. The pilot did not receive a weather briefing & a sigment for lowlevel turbulence was in effect.
- [NTSB FTW83LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA168.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Mountain Park, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1983 · N6983D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was taking off to the north on a highway for a crop spraying operation. The aircraft was loaded with 720 pounds of chemical and 36 gal of fuel. He perceived a breeze from the south but took off north because of a hill to the south.…
- [NTSB CHI83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA147.md): Cessna 150 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1983 · N704WN · Substantial damage
  > The student plt was on a supervised, solo, x-country flt from mosinee, WI, to Oshkosh, WI, green bay, WI, then return to mosinee. The first leg of the flight was flown with no problem. Before takeoff at oshkosk, the student was taxiing southbound with a left…
- [NTSB CHI83LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA098.md): Gulfstream American AA-5B · Warsaw, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1983 · N209JA · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during arrival, he contacted UNICOM for an advisory. Reportedly, the wind at that time was from 090 deg at 15 KTS, within the x-wind capability of the acft. During the approach and landing, the plt slipped the plane to a normal…

## 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" = 160)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=160&year=1983

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