# NTSB investigations, 1983, KY 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 ATL84LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA070.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Waverly, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1983 · N2767M · Substantial damage > About 8 mi from his destination the plt encountered freezing rain. He decided to retrieve a flashlight from his briefcase in the back seat to use in checking for ice on the wings & in consulting his charts. While leaning over the back seat, the plt lost his… - [NTSB ATL84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA060.md): Cessna 150K · Georgetown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1983 · N6185G · Substantial damage > Earlier in the day, an annual inspection had been completed. There were no refueling facilities on the arpt, so the plt/mechanic drove to another location & purchased a can of gasoline (6 gals) which he added to the tanks. He then started the eng &… - [NTSB ATL84LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA023.md): Cessna 177 · Albany, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1983 · N2949H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that just prior to touchdown the acft encountered an updraft which lifted the acft from 2 or 3 ft above the rwy to about 20 ft where the acft stalled & fell to the rwy. A witness stated that the acft was 40 ft above the rwy before it dropped. - [NTSB ATL84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA021.md): Aero Commander 100-180 · Bardstown, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1983 · N4006X · Substantial damage > The CFI stated that the student preflighted the acft. They climbed to 3,000 ft & were practicing basic instrument maneuvers when a power loss occurred. After maneuvering to clear obstructions, then s-turning to dissipate altitude, thecfi stalled the acft… - [NTSB ATL84LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA016.md): Beech 58 · Middlesboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1983 · N3971A · Substantial damage > During arrival, the acft was landed with the landing gear retracted. An exam of the acft revealed no evidence of a preimpact malfunction or failure of the landing gear system. - [NTSB ATL84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA015.md): Cessna 310 · Madisonville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1983 · N4880B · Substantial damage > According to the plt, the acft was being flown on a return flt after being refueled at trenton, NJ. He reported that the acft held 100 gal of usable fuel & had consumed 70 gals on the initial flt on the same route. He reported that the ground speed & fuel… - [NTSB ATL83LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA369.md): Beech D45(T-34) · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1983 · N5360G · Substantial damage > About 5 mi out, tower approved a straight-in for rwy 1. After the plt extended the landing gear, the tower then suggested rwy 6. The plt retracted the gear & began to set up for rwy 6. However, since another acft was beginning to set up for rwy 19, the plt… - [NTSB ATL83LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA364.md): Piper PA-38-12 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1983 · N2457N · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a sandbank on a private airstrip during landing. The weather was clear and the wind was calm. Therwy was 75 ft wide and dry. As the acft slowed during the rollout it drifted to the left, the plt overcorrected with right rudder and the… - [NTSB ATL83LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA353.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Dayton, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N88223 · Substantial damage > The acft was modified to tow banners & was being used for that purpose. After the acft had been flown about 3 hrs & 20 min, the plt took off on his 4th banner tow flt. He stated that he had used the fuel gages to estimate the amount of fuel remaining. The… - [NTSB ATL83LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA348.md): Grumman G-164A · Clinton, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1983 · N5256 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he was spraying a field that was bordered by obstacles. When he was about half way thru a procedure turn, the eng began 'backfiring & losing power.' The plt moved the throttle to about the 1/2 power setting, hoping the condition would be… - [NTSB ATL83LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA342.md): Air & Space 18-A · Murray, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N6155S · Substantial damage > Aprx 400 ft AGL, while executing a jump takeoff and a right turn, the aircraft began to settle. It then struck trees and then the ground. The temperature was 100 degrees f. the pilot stated that more attention should have been paid to ambient conditions. - [NTSB ATL83LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA338.md): Cessna 172 · Falls Of Rough, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1983 · N2882L · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a power line during a G0-around. Investigation revealed the acft had rolled about 3/4 of the way down the 2700 ft rwy before a go-around was started. The collision occurred 850 ft beyond the departure end of the rwy 30 ft AGL and 400 ft… - [NTSB ATL83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA330.md): Corbin Baby ACE · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1983 · N6381T · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during landing on the main wheels of the tail wheel acft. The pilot reported adding power during thelanding roll when the nose started to tuck. He was unable to recover using power and elevator. The pilot also stated that there was no… - [NTSB ATL83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA325.md): Piccard AX-6 · Louisvile, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N16JF · Substantial damage > The plt received a wx briefing at 0600 EDT & noted nothing significant that would be a hazard to flt. He proceeded to long run park, aprx 20 mi east of louisville, KY, to launch the ballon. There was a 654 foot tower in the vicinity, but the plt believed the… - [NTSB ATL83LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA291.md): Bell 47G-2 · Cumberland, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1983 · N9046A · Destroyed > The plt was conducting local sightseeing flts from a school parking lot. The lot was about 75 yds by 35 yds. On the sidenear a highway there is a six-foot chain link fence the plt had to clear during each takeoff. After boarding the pax theplt hovered… - [NTSB ATL83LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA289.md): Cessna 182G · Simpsonville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1983 · N3414S · Substantial damage > Shortly after beginning the initial descent for a landing at the destination, the eng lost power, but continued to run intermittently. The plt was unable to restore full power & made an emergency landing on a highway. During the landing roll, the left wing… - [NTSB ATL83FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA270.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Cynthiana, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1983 · N6866J · Substantial damage > The acft crashed during a forced landing after an engine failure. The acft was cruising at 6000 ft MSL when the engine quit. The pilots set up a glide for Cynthiana/harrison arpt while trying to restart the engine. When it became apparent that they could not… - [NTSB ATL83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA244.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Russell, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1983 · N6982J · Substantial damage > Aprx 3 hrs & 19 min after takeoff, the plt made a radio transmission, stating that he had run out of fuel. Reportedly, he had taken off with 43 gal of fuel on board. During an emergency landing, the acft was substantially damaged. After landing, the plt… - [NTSB ATL83LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA221.md): Robinson R-22 · Jackson, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1983 · N90672 · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that when he exited the helicopter for the purpose of retrieveing a map from below the plt's seat, the acft began to lift and move laterally. The acft then tipped over trapping his leg and hip beneath it. He stated that he had not fully… - [NTSB DCA83AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA028.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Covington, KY · Accident · 23 fatal · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · CFTLU · Substantial damage > The Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-86/02. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm At… - [NTSB ATL83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA200.md): Cessna 172N · Pikeville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1983 · N738QD · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing, bounced, landed on the nose gear and repeated this sequence twice. Then the acft veered off the runways right side and careened down an embankment. The pilots reports stated that the acft was landed on the nose gear twice. The… - [NTSB ATL83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA199.md): SIAI-Marchetti FN333 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1983 · N591W · Destroyed > The acft was being taxied in from landing when the engine quit. The pilot cranked the engine to restart, an explosion was heard and flames appeared in the cabin area. The pilot evacuated the acft as flames totally destroyed it. The engineis mounted above and… - [NTSB ATL83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA192.md): Beech A36 · Stanton, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N3828N · Substantial damage > While on final apch to land, the eng lost power when the acft was at aprx 300 ft AGL. The plt stated that he switched fuel tanks & retracted the landing gear & flaps in an effort to reach the rwy. When he saw that he could not glide to the rwy, he turned to… - [NTSB ATL83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA190.md): Cessna 414 · Irvine, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N666JD · Substantial damage > During arrival, the pilot made his landing approach to rwy 14 with a x-wind from 230 deg, gusting from 6 to 22 KTS. The airport was on a knoll & the terrain sloped downward from the approach end of the runway. The plt stated that as the acft was flying over… - [NTSB ATL83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA169.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Prestonburg, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1983 · N199V · Substantial damage > The acft had been fueled to its capacity of 72 gal. Aprx 3 1/2 hrs after takeoff, the eng quit while fuel was being used from the left main tank. At that time, the plt knew that the aux tanks were empty, but he thought there was 5 gal remaining in the left… - [NTSB ATL83LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA139.md): Brown Sonera II L · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1983 · N86BB · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine lost power on the base leg of the landing pattern. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he had worked on the carburetor prior to this flightand had also moved the… - [NTSB ATL83FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA128.md): Cessna 310 · Hopkinsville, KY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1983 · N923CA · Destroyed > The plt obtained a wx briefing & filed a flt plan from lexington to paducah,KY with a 15 min en route stop at bowling green, KY. While inbound to bowling green, he reported that the cloud base was at aprx 6000 ft & that there was lightning to the west. After… - [NTSB ATL83FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA127.md): Douglas B-26C · Hubbards Fork, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1983 · N4060A · Destroyed > The plt & acft had been fighting forest fires earlier in the day. A late developing fire necessitated another dispatch. The acft arrived on scene & checked in with the lead acft circling overhead coordinating the fire fighting efforts. The tanker made 2 runs… - [NTSB ATL83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA126.md): Beech C-23 · Florence, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1983 · N63892 · Substantial damage > The nose gear collapsed during landing. The acft was allowed to bounce twice and on the third touchdown the nose gear hit first and collapsed. A post impact fire was confined to the engine compartment and was extinguished by CFR personnel. - [NTSB ATL83LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA103.md): Hughes 369HS · Paducah, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1983 · N3280K · Substantial damage > The acft was damaged during an autorotation into an open field after a chip detector light illuminated. The chip light is used for detecting metal in the transmission, engine and tail rotor gear box. Examination of the transmission revealed metal particles on… - [NTSB ATL83LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA082.md): Cessna T210L · Horse Cave, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1983 · N1741X · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that he encountered turbulence, and at about the same time, the engine began running rough. He began troubleshooting and discovered that the roughness was directly proportional to throttle movement; when the throttle was advanced, the… ## 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" = 'KY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=KY&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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