# NTSB investigations, 1984, 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 NYC85FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA048.md): Robinson R-22-A · Ellington, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1984 · N84958 · Destroyed > The non-inst rated plt continued flt into IMC conditions in a helicopter which was not equipped for flt on instruments. There is no record or witnesses of the plt having received a formal wx briefing but it is reported that the plt was informed of fog moving… - [NTSB NYC85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA036.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1984 · N7453P · Substantial damage > While in cruise, plt heard an abnormal sound from the left side of the engine compartment and having had previous problems with the newly-installed engine, elected to make a precautionary landing at a nearby arpt to investigate. Plt stated he landed long and… - [NTSB NYC85LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA034.md): Cessna 172P · Madison, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1984 · N89929 · Substantial damage > Plt stated that as he lowered nose gear to runway following initial touchdown on mains, acft nose continued to drop. Control inputs were not effective. Investigation revealed the nose gear ass'y failed in overload. Based on fuel remaining on board and… - [NTSB NYC85LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA026.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Waterford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1984 · N3772M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > N3772M (acft 'a') was on lndg roll on runway 15 when N19091 (acft 'b') initiated taxi across the runway. Acft 'a' swerved to avoid collision but inadequate clrnc was available. Right wing of acft 'a' collided with left wing of acft 'b'. Plt of acft 'b' stated… - [NTSB NYC85LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA023.md): Beech BE-55E · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1984 · N62561 · Substantial damage > As the acft broke out of the 300 overcast layer the plt saw birds flying off of the rwy threshold. Due to IFR conditions and low altitude the plt elected not to go around. The tower advised the plt of the birds on 2 mile final on the ILS apch. - [NTSB NYC85LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA021.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1984 · N38996 · Substantial damage > After entering the traffic pattern for the selected runway, plt was informed of surface wind conditions and elected to continue and execute a downwind landing. Upon touchdown, plt raised flaps to assist braking action. During roll-out the plt decided… - [NTSB NYC85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA002.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Waterbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1984 · N83665 · Destroyed > After liftoff, the plt initiated a turn into the crosswind to maintain runway heading. As he did so, a wind gust tipped the acft in the direction of the turn. Ground contact occurred before corrective control inputs by the plt could take effect. - [NTSB NYC84LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA325.md): Piper J-3 · Durham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1984 · N7456H · Substantial damage > The plt attempted to land on a grass strip. The wind was reported to be from 270 degrees at 10 KTS. The plt stated that he experienced a change in wind direction and a gust. The acft then veered and collided with a stone wall. - [NTSB NYC84FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE06.md): Bell 206L-1 · Somers, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 17, 1984 · N2088V · Substantial damage > Plt stated acft began to settle and roll to right from stable 3 foot hover. Application of left cyclic did not arrest roll and main rotor made ground contact. Plt had 11 hrs in this make & model. - [NTSB NYC84FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA307.md): Bell 206B · Wallingford, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1984 · N4FL · Destroyed > The acft collided with wires after the plt announced by radio that he was going to make a low pass over the site of an outdoor event that he had just attended. Some witnesses saw the helicopter flying extremely low. It appeared that one of the landing skid… - [NTSB NYC84FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA295.md): Aero Commander 680V · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1984 · N100CT · Destroyed > The acft descended into the water six & 1/2 miles sw of Bridgeport, CT. The acft was on an ILS apch to rwy 06. The acft was in communication with NY TRACON arrvl radar and on his initial call had indicated a desire for a clearance direct tobridgeport. A brief… - [NTSB NYC84LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA302.md): Cessna 305A · Madison, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1984 · N11SU · Substantial damage > Purpose of flt was fam in this make/model for front seat plt by rear seat check-out plt. Preflight fuel quantity was checked by ref to gages only. Left tank read 1/2 full. Neither plt recalled rt tank reading. After takeoff, at about 150 ft, complete pwr loss… - [NTSB NYC84FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA293.md): Cessna 150M · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1984 · N45288 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > A cesnna N45288 was above and slightly to the rear of Cessna N4669V when they collided on final approach over the displaced threshold to runway 36 at mmk. Both aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries. - [NTSB NYC84FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE05.md): Mooney M20C · Danbury, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 14, 1984 · N74558 · Destroyed > An eng compartment fire occurred shortly after takeoff & smoke entered the cockpit. The plt then made a forced landing in a sand pit aprx 1 mi fm the arpt. He & the pax exited the acft with serious burns. An inv revealed an exhaust pipe had failed at a… - [NTSB NYC84LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA272.md): Cessna 152II · E. Windsor, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1984 · N89980 · Destroyed > Plt failed to note inoperative airspeed indicator until well into takeoff run. When the defect was noted, takeoff abort procedures were performed but the acft continued beyond the airport boundary into a rough field and nosed over. Investigation revealed the… - [NTSB NYC84FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE04.md): Cessna 150H · Burlington, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 4, 1984 · N6901S · Substantial damage > The plt reported he 'picked up the acft after annual inspection', performed a preflt, made a standard run-up & took off in calm air conditions. After clmbing about 500 to 600 ft, the eng lost power & subsequently, the acft crash landed in a marsh. The plt was… - [NTSB NYC84LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA242.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Thomaston, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1984 · N65805 · Substantial damage > The glider made an off-arpt landing after encountering unexpected strong head winds in a rapidly changing flow of marineair. The acft cleared obtacles on final but yawed and landed in a crab condition damaging the fuselage and wing tip wheel. - [NTSB NYC84LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA288.md): Cessna 172PII · Madison, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1984 · N54465 · Substantial damage > Plt stated groundspeed was fast during the flare and an abrupt touchdown was made 'fairly far' down the rwy. Plt reported, 'braking had not sufficiently slowed or stopped the plane as the plane neared the end of the runway, and it veered off to the right of… - [NTSB NYC84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA232.md): Robinson R22 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1984 · N9077G · Substantial damage > After being directed to do so by the arpt mgr the pilot was air taxiing to parking when the main rotor blades contacted one main rotor blade of a parked bell 206. The pilot related that he assumed he would clear the 206 since he was watching the airport mgr… - [NTSB NYC84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA231.md): Bell 206B · Somers, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1984 · N5003X · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard touchdown with the left side low. One side of the rotor came off and the other hit the engine according to one of the passengers aboard the acft. The plt said that the approach was normal and he brought the acft toa hover. However… - [NTSB DCA84AA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA027.md): Learjet 23A · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · Jun 5, 1984 · N101PP · Destroyed > According to witnesses, the acft made a normal apch to rwy 33 with no apparent abnormalities. However, when it was about 200 ft over the apch lights, they heard an increase in the eng thrust & the acft's descent stopped. Two plt witnesses thought the aircrew… - [NTSB NYC84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA198.md): Champion 7ECA · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1984 · N5043F · Substantial damage > Acft was on short final with 100 degree left x-wind 0F 10 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. When a gust occurred the left wing dragged the rwy and the acft cartwheeled. - [NTSB NYC84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA173.md): Beech B19 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1984 · N6539R · Substantial damage > The plt stated while performing the last landing of the day a gust of wind blew the left wing up as the acft was being flared. The acft landed hard and bounced back into the air. A go-around was initiated but when another taxing acft was viewed in the… - [NTSB NYC84LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA161.md): Cessna 152 · No.Stonington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 1984 · N25369 · Substantial damage > While on a x-country flt, the student plt became lost & his fuel supply became low. He had difficulty contacting a ground station, but finally did so after receiving assistance from other plts. He was requested to squawk 7700 on his transponder, but the… - [NTSB NYC84FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE02.md): Benson B8M · Willimantic, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 29, 1984 · N196JB · Substantial damage > The gyrocopter crashed after the plt lost control of the acft in a windy condition, during takeoff. A 20 degree x-wind velocity of 10 KTS gusting to 35 KTS existed at the time of the accident. The plt told his wife (who wrote the report on the 6120.1 NTSB… - [NTSB DCA84AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA022.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Burlington, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 20, 1984 · N466MA · Destroyed > The acft was flown earlier in the day for a sales demonstration. On the return flt, when the landing gear were lowered, the plt thought he heard a noise emitting from the gear, although cockpit indications were normal. The acft landed at johnnycake arpt & was… - [NTSB NYC84FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA129.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Burlington, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1984 · N9487C · Destroyed > The acft crashed in a steep right descending turn shortly after takeoff. The student plt flying the acft had been scheduled to fly that day but the instructor canceled the flt on account of weather. The acft was seen taxiing out ABOUT1230. After takeoff the… - [NTSB NYC84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA134.md): Hughes 269A · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1984 · N8817F · Substantial damage > While in flt, the helicopter yawed & the eng RPM increased. The plt retarded the throttle to idle, lowered the collective & initiate an autorotation. While attempting to reach a suitable landing area, the plt kept his speed up to avoid buildings. However,… - [NTSB NYC84LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA124.md): Beech B19 · Simsbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1984 · N18871 · Substantial damage > During an instructional flt, a landing was made during which control of the acft was lost and the acft collided with a snow bank hard enough to shear off one of the main landing gear. The other main gear collapsed but the nose gear did not. The instructor… - [NTSB NYC84FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA108.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Groton, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1984 · N5022S · Destroyed > The plt received 2 wx briefings prior to departing & both called for low ceilings. During arrival at the destination, the plt requested & was cleared for an ILS apch to rwy 5. While on the apch, the acft collided with a small tree & crashed. The wreckage came… - [NTSB NYC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA100.md): Piper PA-38-112 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1984 · N2583D · Substantial damage > While taxiing in from landing and maneuvering for parking the acft contacted a light pole. The CFI was reportedly at theacft controls at the time of the collision. The right wing was damaged in the collision. - [NTSB NYC84IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA091.md): Lockheed 382G · Groton, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1984 · N15ST · Minor damage > After landing on rwy 33, and during taxi to the ramp, the lt wing tip of the acft struck a parked DC-3. - [NTSB NYC84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA074.md): Cessna P210N · Groton, CT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1984 · N900FE · Destroyed > The acft was blown off course during a procedure turn for an ILS approach. The plt made a missed approach because of themisalignment and tried a non standard means of orientation for the 2nd attempt and intercepted the middle marker unexpectedly. Radar shows… ## 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."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=1984 --- 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.