# NTSB investigations, 1983, ME 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 NYC84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA056.md): Cessna 150M · Belfast, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1983 · N8795U · Substantial damage > The acft lost power during takeoff and landed in the trees. The student plt was on his second solo flt. The loss of power occurred at about 700 ft. an attempt to land on an old closed rwy failed and the plt tried to go around but the engine quit completely… - [NTSB NYC84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA040.md): Piper PA-18 · Great Pond, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1983 · N1473C · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was going hunting in a bog with a stream running thru the area. Reportedly, he was making a low pass to check for rocks in the stream before landing when a deer jumped up beside the float plane. He stated that he was watching to see… - [NTSB NYC84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA029.md): Cessna 150 · Eliot, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1983 · N704UG · Destroyed > The acft nosed over during a forced landing in soft earth after the engine quit during takeoff. This acft had been scheduled for a flt on 11/13 but due to water in the fuel it was not used. The acft fuel was drained and replaced and the acft was test flown.… - [NTSB NYC83FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA260.md): Cessna 170B · Livermore Falls, ME · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N2429D · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees during a go-around at night in a ground fog. The plt had called his wife and discussed the weather. He decided on an alternate arpt if the weather created problems. He had flown into bowman field many times at night and knew the… - [NTSB NYC83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA213.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Rangeley, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1983 · N39934 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that a downdraft was encountered on the approach and in adding power to counteract, the airspeed increased over the threshold as the downdraft subsided. The acft floated 1/3 down the 2700 ft rwy and the remaining 1800FT was insufficient to… - [NTSB NYC83FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC11.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fort Kent, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 1983 · N7693S · Substantial damage > After aprx 10 min of flt, the eng lost power & the plt made an emergency landing in a potatoe field. During the landing, the float plane was substantially damaged. A large quantity of water was found in the fuel tanks. - [NTSB NYC83FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA204.md): Beech S35 · Wiscasset, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N193H · Destroyed > The acft was observed taking off on a foggy night with a low overcast sky condition. Shortly after taking off, the plane was observed to turn at low alt, then enter a nose down attitude. The acft crashed & the non-instrument rated plt & passenger were fatally… - [NTSB NYC83FNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC10.md): Piper PA 28 181 · Baxter State Pk, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 6, 1983 · CGPJX · Destroyed > The pilot does not recall any details of the flight after departing montreal. The wreckage was not recovered nor examined. - [NTSB NYC83LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA191.md): Cessna 152 · Millinocket, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1983 · N5357P · Substantial damage > After a solo x-country flt, the plt misjudged the landing flare & landed on the nose wheel. The acft bounced at least twice. The prop, nosewheel & crankshaft was damaged. - [NTSB NYC83FNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC08.md): Cessna 172L · Moose River, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 1983 · N3821Q · Destroyed > The plt reported that he encountered wind shear & stalled on final approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, then the plane settled and bounced again. He reported that he attempted to go around, but could not get the acft to accelerate to climb speed.… - [NTSB NYC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA172.md): Piper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1983 · N42847 · Destroyed > The acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual… - [NTSB NYC83FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC03.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Vinalhaven, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 25, 1983 · N5015L · Destroyed > The acft crashed following a water takeoff from a small Lake. The pilot and witnesses stated that for approximately two hours before departure an attempt was made to remove water from the tail section of the acft. The water had accumulated due to a missing… - [NTSB NYC83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA123.md): Cessna 180H · Greenville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N9052M · Substantial damage > The wx was estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 ft overcast when the flt departed Greenville at 1820. Horseshoe pond is 1,500 ft MSL & surrounded by 2,700 ft mountains. As the acft approached the pass the pond was visible. However a south wind prevailed & fog had… - [NTSB NYC83LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA119.md): Beech Sport · Bangor, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1983 · N24687 · Destroyed > The acft ran off the runway and collapsed the landing gear during landing. The student pilot had made 7 successful landings. On this final landing a gust of wind blew the acft across the runway and the pilot lost direction control. The acft went off the left… - [NTSB NYC83LNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LNC02.md): Aeronca 7AC · Johnson Pond, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 15, 1983 · N1241E · Destroyed > The acft lifted off from the surface of Johnson Pond and was climbing over trees when the plt made a sharp turn and the acft struck a tree. The acft then impacted the ground and was destroyed by impact and fire. - [NTSB NYC83FNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC01.md): Quickie Q-2 · Norridgewock, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 14, 1983 · N298P · Substantial damage > The new home-built acft had no previous flt time. After making preparations, the plt taxied to rwy 33 for high speed taxi runs with runway lift-offs. On the first high speed run, he lifted off to about 20 ft AGL, then landed back on the rwy. He reported that… - [NTSB NYC83FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA061.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Alton, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1983 · N95176 · Destroyed > The pax stated that the fuselage & right wing tanks contained automotive fuel. The eng was warmed up an estimated 30 minprior to takeoff. The acft was observed to lift off about 1/2 way down the 1600 ft strip. At about 30-40 ft the acft began a right banking… ## 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" = 'ME' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=ME&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.