# NTSB investigations, 1983, MD 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 ATL84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA076.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Edgewater, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1983 · N5276Z · Substantial damage > A student plt started to fly the acft, but as she was moving on the rwy, she detected a misfiring of the eng that she reported as a popping sound. Therefore, she returned to the ramp area & shut down the eng. Her husband agreed to fly with her around the… - [NTSB ATL84LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA071.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Indian Head, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1983 · N5685V · Substantial damage > The plt stated that shortly after departing dca, he encountered a small amount of rain that froze on the aircraft's windshield. He continued on to his destination and again encounter freezing rain when turning from base to final. He elected to make a… - [NTSB ATL84FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA050.md): Cessna 182Q · Baltimore, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1983 · N7473S · Substantial damage > The acft crashed shortly after takeoff when the engine lost power during initial climb. This acft had not been flown forabout one month. The pilot was aware of water accumulation in C-182 bladder equipped acft, so he drained the gascolator for an added length… - [NTSB ATL84FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIA01.md): Cessna 150K · Newburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 23, 1983 · N6385G · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during takeoff at aprx 200 ft AGL, the eng began to sputter & run rough. He elected to make a 180 deg turn in an attempt to reach a clear area. However, the acft struck a tree & impacted in a wooded area. Reportedly, the acft had been… - [NTSB ATL84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA046.md): Bell 47-G · Middle River, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1983 · N64816 · Substantial damage > While practicing hovering about 2 ft AGL the student allowed the helicoper to start drifting aft & right. The right skid heel contacted the ground & the helicopter roll onto its right side. - [NTSB ATL84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIG01.md): Lake LA-4-200 · St. Michaels, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Nov 8, 1983 · N5022L · Destroyed > During the afternoon, the plt flew to the miles river in Maryland where he made a water landing to pick up a passenger. When he landed, the water surface had ripples which had been produced by a light breeze. At that time, the plt had no trouble seeing the… - [NTSB ATL84FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA045.md): Robinson R22 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1983 · N8414H · Substantial damage > During his 2nd solo flt in the Robinson R22, the plt performed 2 low 'g' maneuvers. The 1st maneuver was essentially the same as when he practiced it during a check-out flt. However, the 2nd maneuver produced a rapid right roll to aprx 60 deg of bank. The plt… - [NTSB ATL84LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA013.md): Cessna 152 · Mitchellville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1983 · N6933 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his 1st solo flt. During a landing, the acft began to porpoise after the 1st touchdown. When it contacted the rwy on the 3rd touchdonw, the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed over. - [NTSB DCA83IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83IA040.md): Beech B-24R · Potomac, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1983 · N9196S · Minor damage > The acft made a forced landing in a field of rye grass after the engine lost power. Investigation revealed that a connecting rod had failed. An FAA inspection revealed that the connecting rod retaining bolts were not properly torqued during a recent major… - [NTSB ATL83FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG07.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Berlin, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Sep 10, 1983 · N90916 · Destroyed > The acft crashed into trees after the acfts landing gear became entangled in the banners tow bridle during an attempted banner pick-up. According to one witness who was a member of the banner crew on the field, the acft came in too low and caught the left… - [NTSB ATL83FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG05.md): Rockwell S2R · Massey, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 5, 1983 · N8484V · Substantial damage > While en route to a customer's field, at aprx 350 ft AGL over a wooded area, the engine lost power. The plt released the load, and subsequently, he landed the acft in the tree tops. During the landing, the acft sheared off a large tree, knocked another tree… - [NTSB ATL83LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA306.md): Cessna 152 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N24814 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over after a solo student pilot lost directional control during landing. The wind was from the south at 5 to 10 KTS. Because of the wind and turbulence the CFI had flown one pattern with him. The student made the landing without assistance. The… - [NTSB ATL83FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIA03.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Ft. Washington, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 17, 1983 · N2203U · Substantial damage > During arrival, the acft was landed on rwy 6 on a dark night. The plt stated that the airspeed indicated 85 KTS as the acft was over the rwy numbers, and after a normal landing, he applied both brakes. He reported that as soon as he applied brakes, the acft… - [NTSB ATL83LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA275.md): Enstrom F28C · Brandywine, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1983 · N582H · Substantial damage > In level cruise flt the plt experienced a severe vibration followed by uncontrollable rotation to the right. The plt wasunable to regain directional control & crashed into trees. Investigation revealed that the rear t/r drive coupling, PN28-13609, had failed… - [NTSB ATL83LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA259.md): Schempp-Hirth Cirrus · Damascus, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1983 · N441UJ · Substantial damage > The glider collided with a fence during an off arpt forced landing. The plt stated that she did not see the power lines until she was on the final approach. She maneuvered the glider to miss the powerlines but was unable to miss the fence and landed short.… - [NTSB ATL83LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA240.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Berlin, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1983 · N62970 · Substantial damage > The acft veered off the rwy and nosed over during landing. The plt reported that the acft started to drift into the softplowed field on the right of the rwy and full left rudder and brakes would not stop the turn. The reported wind about 18 miles away was… - [NTSB ATL83FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA232.md): Stinson 108-2 · Laytonsville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1983 · N9673K · Substantial damage > The acft lost power at about 200 ft AGL during takeoff. The pilot had just aborted a takeoff because the power went to idle with throttle open. After a run-up of 30 seconds he decided to try again. The power loss occurred at about 200 ft AGL and the pilot… - [NTSB ATL83LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA231.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Cambridge, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1983 · N81410 · Substantial damage > The owner/student plt & his instructor (CFI) were on a dual instructional flt & proceed to an arpt with a wet grass rwy to practice landings. The rwy was 2200 ft long & had 50 to 60 ft trees at the apch end that had been cut to aprx 25 ft AGL. The 1st apch… - [NTSB ATL83LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA233.md): Piper J3-C65 · Toddville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1983 · N28019 · Substantial damage > The acft made an emergency landing while skidding after the aileron control jammed. The pilot in the rear seat and the owner in the front seat said that after a couple of steep turns the aileron control could not be moved. The acft was in a left wing down… - [NTSB ATL83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA216.md): Cessna 172N · Mitchellville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N1657E · Substantial damage > The plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, his speed was a little fast. After touching down, the acft bounced & began drifting to the right. Once the right wheel went off the rwy, the right turn increased & the acft struck a rwy edge light. Full… - [NTSB ATL83LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA214.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N16402 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he intended to fly to a 1600 ft private strip with trees on both ends. During the approach, he had planned to make a full stop landing. However, after touchdown, he decided to make it a touch-and-go landing. After lift-off, he felt the… - [NTSB ATL83LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA218.md): Rotec Engineering Rally 3 · Newport, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1983 · N2046D · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over onto its wings during landing on a soft muddy field. The weather was VMC and no flt plan was filed. The pilot stated he was making a soft field landing on the muddy field. The acft touched down hard in a nosedown attitude. The rt side… - [NTSB DCA83IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83IA027.md): Grumman AA-5 · Clinton, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · N9542L · Minor damage > The student pilot ballooned during the flare, then landed hared on runway. The nosegear failed and the acft slid down the runway. - [NTSB ATL83FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIA01.md): Champion 402 · Friendly, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 30, 1983 · N9966Y · Substantial damage > The left engine quit at 400 feet after takeoff. After the accident fuel was found draining from the right tank filler opening. The acft was leveled and the engine started with boost pump and pumping throttle. The engine was started twice but would not… - [NTSB ATL83LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA204.md): Mooney M20K · Mitchellville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1983 · N9872Q · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a chain link fence and a dirt bank on the final approach just prior to touchdown. The fence was about a foot and a half higher than the dirt and the dirt bank was aprx an equal height above the runway. The plt had flown through rain… - [NTSB ATL83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA203.md): Aeronca C3 · Ocean City, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1983 · N16270 · Substantial damage > At about 150 ft AGL after takeoff the acft stalled. The plt previously had an accident with the acft on 6/13/82. Since that date he had recorded 17 hrs of flt time with less than 1 hr in a J-3 cub. The J-3 is similar to the Aeronca C3 in size but with twice… - [NTSB ATL83FIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG04.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Laurel, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 13, 1983 · N4823T · Substantial damage > The pilot started a go-around after the acft had progressed over half way down the runway in the air. When full power was applied the engine sputtered and quit. The pilot changed fuel tanks, lowered the nose and landed straight ahead in the tops of trees.… - [NTSB DCA83AA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA025.md): Piper PA-23 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · May 7, 1983 · N1236P · Destroyed > The owner/plt was on a flt, accompanied by two nephews, ages 19 & 8 yrs old. An associate of the owner/plt reported that the 19 yr old nephew, who occupied the right front seat, was a single eng plt, but had no multi-eng instruction. However, no FAA records… - [NTSB ATL83LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA164.md): Cessna 172 · Clinton, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1983 · N7617T · Substantial damage > Witnesses observed that the acft took off from rwy 31, began a left turn, then descend into the trees. One witness, a lineboy, stated that he heard the engine running until the acft contacted the trees. The plt received a head injury and was unable to recall… - [NTSB ATL83FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA328.md): Boeing 707-323C · Baltimore, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1983 · N8415 · No damage > The flt encountered turbulence about 20-25 min prior to landing. The flt attendants were retrieving cups & trash at the conclusion of a hot meal service. An attendant was thrown upward striking the ceiling, then fell to the floor causing a lower back injury.… - [NTSB ATL83LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA125.md): Rockwell 112A · Chestertown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1983 · N1461J · Substantial damage > The aircraft settled back to the right of the runway during takeoff and struck an old stanchion used for runway lights. The pilot was unsure of the extent of damage and elected to re-land the aircraft. The landing gear had already been raised, so the landing… - [NTSB ATL83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA123.md): Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 · Woodbine, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1983 · N8752R · Substantial damage > The aircraft collided with a snowbank during landing roll. The turf landing site was clear but snow had been piled two to four feet deep alongside the strip during the clearing process. As the aircraft neared the end of the strip during landing the pilot… - [NTSB ATL83LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA107.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1983 · N8425T · Substantial damage > Pilot did not maintain alignment during takeoff and collided with a pile driver. The aircraft was then landed gear up inan adjacent field. The wind was calm and there was no known reason for failure to maintain runway alignment. - [NTSB ATL83FIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG03.md): Cessna 172F · Hancock, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 2, 1983 · N8515U · Substantial damage > The aircraft collided with the top two wires of a powerline during a low altitude sight-seeing flight along the potomac river. The pilot stated he was maintaining visual contact with the ground should an emergency landing become necessary. He was staying high… ## 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" = 'MD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=MD&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.