# NTSB investigations, 1983, CT 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 NYC84FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA053.md): Cessna R182 · Greenwich, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1983 · N2254T · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees during an ILS approach to westchester arpt in NY. The weather was IMC and an IFR flt plan was filed. The accident occurred during the 2nd attempt with the 1st ending in a missed approach. It was apparent to thecontroller that the… - [NTSB NYC84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA051.md): Cessna C172N · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1983 · N104CT · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a dirt pile and nosed over during landing. According to the plt, he landed too FAR down the rwy, attempting an abort and the acft flipped over. - [NTSB NYC84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA021.md): Piper PA-28-181 · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1983 · N2222R · Destroyed > The pilot reported that as he was starting the engine, fire broke out. He attempted to put out the fire with on-board extinguishers, but failed. The acft was destroyed by fire. - [NTSB NYC84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA004.md): Thorp T-18 · East Haddam, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1983 · N4860S · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that the first aprch was too high and he went around. On the second aprch, after flare, there was a gust of wind from the right and the acft lost lift. Power was added to reduce the sink rate, but the acft bounced and settled to the rwy. He… - [NTSB NYC83FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE05.md): I.C.A. Brasov IS28B2 "LARK" · North Canaan, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 24, 1983 · N87RW · Substantial damage > Two witnesses observed the glider on a downwind that was, in their estimation, lower than normal. One witness reported observing the spoilers extended. The plt stated he extended the flaps on downwind, but had not used the spoilers. Duringthe turn to base… - [NTSB NYC83FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA228.md): Beech 58PA · Danbury, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1983 · N158JB · Destroyed > Inbound to Danbury the plt was advised that the arpt was closed, & was given the last wx which was an hour old. The acft was observed to pass over the arpt 300-400 ft AGL & circle to land rwy 8. The acft turned base & final in a tight turn with the gear down.… - [NTSB NYC83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA198.md): Cessna 210H · Marlborough, CT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N1968X · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees and the ground during an approach to land on a foggy night at an arpt with no instrument approach facilities or control. The 67 year old plt had canceled his IFR flt plan at 2110 EDT. The accident occurred at 2115 EDT. The plt and… - [NTSB NYC83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA161.md): Cessna 172P · Redding, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1983 · N62511 · Substantial damage > The flight originated at ramapo, NY. During a preflight check, the plt noted that the fuel gauges indicated full. When he visually checked the fuel tanks, he estimated that the fuel level in each tank was about 1 inch from being full. The fuel capacity of… - [NTSB NYC83FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE03.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Madison, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N2979T · Destroyed > The acft collided with the ground while performing aerobatic maneuvers during an airshow. Witnesses said it appeared that the pilot was having trouble staying in the assigned area for the maneuvers because of high winds. The winds were estimated at 20 KTS… - [NTSB NYC83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA141.md): Beech K35 · Ridgefield, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1983 · N9554R · Destroyed > Shortly after takeoff, several witnesses heard unusual sounds from the acft. One stated that he heard a sputtering noise & the eng stopped, then it restarted, but was not smooth. The other 2 witnesses heard a backfiring or sputtering noise. Subsequently, the… - [NTSB NYC83FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA122.md): Cessna 172N · N. Stonington, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N4980G · Destroyed > The acft collided with a tree during a go-around at night following a downwind precautionary landing. During the flt the plt had noted the fuel gauges at low readings and said he suspected a 'fuel leak'. He made radio calls to try to go to an arpt before fuel… - [NTSB NYC83FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA121.md): Mooney M-20K · Old Lyme, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N231HT · Destroyed > The acft collided with the ground in IMC after the plt reported he lost his vacuum instruments. The flt originated at mattituck, NY with a destination of lebanon, NH. After departure the plt was cleared to climb to 7000 ft. the instrumentrated pilot was on an… - [NTSB NYC83LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA114.md): Cessna 150L · Waterford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1983 · N11234 · Substantial damage > The acft experienced a power loss shortly after takeoff and collided with a tree during the forced landing. Before the flight the only fuel check described was looking at the fuel gauges which indicated one quarter to one third full. During takeoff at about… - [NTSB NYC83FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA086.md): Cessna 210L · Avon, CT · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1983 · N59123 · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a tree and broke the nose landing gear during an emergency landing after electrical failure. After the failure, using matches and a flashlight, the plt tried to land but could not find the arpt. The weather was deteriorating so when a… - [NTSB NYC83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA079.md): Cessna T210L · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1983 · N121RJ · Substantial damage > According to an FAA interview, while on approach the plt did not identify the runway lights properly and landed to the left of the edge lights to runway 34. The acft landed off the runway in soft turf and the nose gear collapsed. - [NTSB NYC83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1983 · N6298M · Substantial damage > The plt reported that just prior to a landing touchdown, he pushed the control yoke forward, then the acft hit the rwy and began to bounce. After the 4th bounce, the acft touched down on the rwy on the right wheel and yawed abruptly to the right. Reportedly,… - [NTSB NYC83FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA072.md): Cessna 150J · Oxford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1983 · N60619 · Substantial damage > The acft was last refueled on 11/28/82 & flown.2 hr to on arpt for an annual inspection. The annual was completed on 2/19/83. During the annual, an estimated.5 gal of fuel was drained from the acft & the eng was run about.2 hr. When the plt preflted the… - [NTSB NYC83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA058.md): Cessna 172P · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1983 · N62264 · Substantial damage > After practicing three takeoffs and landings, a fourth takeoff was aborted. The student completed a run-up, checked the controls and received clearance to takeoff. He stated that he began rolling straight down the centerline, then at about 45 KTS, the plane… - [NTSB NYC83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA057.md): Cessna 152 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1983 · N6279P · Substantial damage > The student plt was taking off on rwy 08 with a wind from the northeast at 11 KTS. He reported that he was aprx 100 ft into the takeoff roll when the acft swerved to the left. Subsequently, the acft collided with a snowbank on the left edge of the rwy. - [NTSB NYC83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA055.md): Cessna 152 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1983 · N67897 · Substantial damage > After returning from an out-and-back x-country, the plt landed on a rwy with patches of ice. He stated that as the acft touched down, the left main wheel seemed to be frozen and skidded on a patch of ice. As the acft continued to skid, the left main wheel… - [NTSB NYC83FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA052.md): Robinson R22 · Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1983 · N9017Y · Substantial damage > The helicopter collided with a telephone pole during an autorotation forced landing after an engine malfunction. The aircraft was cruising at 500 feet when there was an audible decrease in main rotor and engine RPM. The rotor RPM was between 80-85 percent… ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CT&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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.