# NTSB investigations, 1983, NE 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 MKC84IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA053.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Trenton, NE · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1983 · N2082Y · Minor damage > During a precautionary landing due to a partial power loss the acft nose gear failed after colliding with a snow bank. The no. 6 cylinder wall was found broken. - [NTSB MKC84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA042.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Schuyler, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1983 · N43302 · Substantial damage > While descending toward the planned destination, the eng began running rough & the plt attempted to improve the eng's performance by using carburetor heat. He made a localizer-only apch, but was unable to see the rwy at the min descent alt. A missed apch was… - [NTSB MKC84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA032.md): Cessna 152 · David City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1983 · N89812 · Substantial damage > The instructor plt (CFI) & his student departed on a round robin x-country flt & had planned to make a soft field landing at David City, NE. During arrival at David City, they made a visual check of the rwy because they were unable to contact the arpt UNICOM.… - [NTSB MKC84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA028.md): Piper PA-32-301 · Kearney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1983 · N8169C · Substantial damage > During the landing roll, the plt held the nosewheel off while slowing down, and used right rudder to compensate for a reported x-wind condition. As soon as the nosewheel touched down, the acft veered to the right. It went off the right side of the rwy, the… - [NTSB MKC84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA024.md): Aero Commander 100 · Sargent, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1983 · N3630X · Substantial damage > The pilot became dioriented on a flight from hastings, NE enroute to Sargent, NE. He decided to land on a county road west of Sargent. During the landing the acft right wing tip struck a pole and the acft tipped up on its nose. - [NTSB MKC84LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA022.md): Piper PA-32RT-3 · Millard, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1983 · N8229A · Substantial damage > During arrival from vfr-on-top, the plt was given radar vectors for the NDB apch. The plt stated that he was in the clouds during the apch for only about 5 to 8 min. He reported that aprx 1/2 mi out on final apch, the nose became progressively heavy and the… - [NTSB MKC84FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA019.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Albion, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1983 · N2220Y · Destroyed > The acft collided with a tv transmitter tower guy wire. Witnesses stated that clouds were obscuring the top of the 1,134 ft tall tower. The acft was about 750 ft AGL when the collision occurred. The tower was not equipped with high intensity obstruction… - [NTSB MKC84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA015.md): Cessna T337E · Kimball, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1983 · N1272M · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the ground in a pancake stall mush during a forced landing half a mile from the arpt. The rear engine had stopped in flt and the plt decided on a precautionary landing after restarting the engine. During the final approach to land the… - [NTSB MKC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA016.md): Stinson 108 · Angora, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1983 · N39468 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the eng began running rough, then quit while he was flying over an area of rough terrain. He reported that as he was making a forced landing, the acft came in contact with a washed out ditch, cartwheeled & hit a fence. An exam of the eng… - [NTSB MKC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA202.md): Cessna 188A · Wayne, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1983 · N4777R · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the ground during an aerial application maneuver. The pilots attention was diverted when he was looking for 3 wheel vehicles so he 'wouldn't spray them'. He did not realize that a hill was in his path and could not pull-up soon enough. - [NTSB MKC83FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA196.md): Bell 47G-3B · Paxton, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1983 · N73248 · Destroyed > The plt stated that after landing on a truck platform, he did not decrease rotor RPM & did not lower collective to flat pitch as he was attempting to recover a piece of paper that had fallen to the floor on the right side of the cockpit. As he released the… - [NTSB MKC83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA195.md): Cessna 150L · S. Sioux City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1983 · N1911F · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during a touch-and-go landing on rwy 14 with a southerly wind at 8 KTS, he touched down about 1/4 of the way down the rwy with 20 deg of flaps. The temp was 93 deg & the density altitude was aprx 3800 ft. the plt did not raise the flaps… - [NTSB MKC83FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA184.md): Cessna 172M · Minden, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1983 · N30545 · Substantial damage > A student plt in left seat made the takeoff using 10 deg flaps. At about 50 ft AGL passing over the departure end of therwy, the PIC noticed the acft was sinking & took the controls. The acft impacted trees as the PIC was avoiding power lines. The flaps were… - [NTSB MKC83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA176.md): Piper PA-24-235 · Alliance, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1983 · N777EE · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he departed oshrosh for scottsbluff with an estimated 80 gallons of fuel on board the air craft his ete was 4 hours 30 minutes and fuel consumption at 15 gph. Aprx 37 NM short of scotts bluff he noticed the right fuel gauge indicating… - [NTSB MKC83LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA174.md): Cessna 152 · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N67585 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on a solo x-country flt. As he approached Sidney, NE, he was unable to contact anyone on the radio & continued to the arpt at cruise alt. He descended while circling the arpt. Before reaching traffic pattern alt, he applied power, but the… - [NTSB MKC83LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA168.md): Beech A100 · Valley, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1983 · N17CP · Substantial damage > While landing at night, the acft touched down hard, then swerved off the left side of the rwy. An exam of the acft revealed that the left landing gear down plate, pn 99810022, had failed. An exam of the plate revealed that it had failed from overload. - [NTSB MKC83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA170.md): Monke Rotec Rally 3 · Nickerson, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1983 · N3231B · Destroyed > The acft was a registered, home built, 2 place, ultralight vehicle. The passenger was the plt's friend who was building his own ultralight & wanted to ride along to get a general feeling of how to land this type of acft. The plt reported that the temp was 86… - [NTSB MKC83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA169.md): Piper PA-38 · North Platte, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1983 · N25087 · Substantial damage > The pilot had been flying for about 1 hour in the local area and was returning from the practice area at 1100 feet AGL. In preparation for landing he advanced the mixture to full rich and the engine lost power. He tried emerg procedures but the engine did not… - [NTSB MKC83LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA162.md): Grumman G-164A · Minden, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N5319 · Destroyed > Aprx 5 min after takeoff, the eng quit & the plt made a forced landing in a nearby field. He did not dump his load of chemicals. Reportedly, the acft landed hard & was destroyed. The plt was exposed to the chemicals during the crash landing. An exam revealed… - [NTSB MKC83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA158.md): Cessna 152 · Nebraska City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1983 · N714VP · Substantial damage > The student plt lost directional control during a takeoff on his 2nd solo flt. He reported that as he started the takeoff, the acft began moving to the left of the rwy, so he applied right rudder, but too much, then too much left rudder. Subsequently, the… - [NTSB MKC83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA156.md): Cessna 172 · Superior, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1983 · N737HT · Substantial damage > The plt stated he touched down on the right wheel, rolled on the rwy and became airborne again with the acft banked to the right. He applied power and the engine went to high RPM. The acft swung right almost 180 degrees before touching down off the rwy to the… - [NTSB MKC83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA155.md): Cessna A188B · Edgar, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1983 · N9114G · Destroyed > The plt reported that he was completing a turnaround when the acft encountered turbulence from another plane that was spraying the same field. The acft began to settle. When he pulled up to avoid a power line, the acft stalled & crashed. - [NTSB MKC83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA153.md): Cessna 188B · Shelton, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1983 · N731AC · Destroyed > The plt had dusted 1 field & had started dusting another that was located on rolling terrain. After making 3 swath runs over the 2nd field, he was maneuvering for a 4th run when the acft's right wing impacted with a power line cable. The wing's leading edge &… - [NTSB MKC83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA151.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1983 · N25718 · Substantial damage > While the student plt was making his first supervised sold landing, the acft veered left at touchdown. The plt applied power for a go around & the left wing contacted the ground off the rwy spinning the acft around. - [NTSB MKC83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA141.md): Piper PA-36 · St. Paul, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1983 · N57748 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that when he was unable to get takeoff speed he dumped his load, then hit a fence & fence posts. The acftwas estimated to be within the CG & gross weight limits. Two inspections of the eng revealed no malfunctions. - [NTSB MKC83FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA136.md): Cessna 152 · Neligh, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1983 · N46832 · Destroyed > At aprx 1920 CDT, the plt entered the NWS station at norfolk, NE & request a wx briefing for a flt from bloomfield, NE back to norfolk, to arrive before sunset. He was advised of marginal wx conditions due to thunderstorm activity. The forecast called for… - [NTSB MKC83LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA134.md): Cessna 170B · Denton, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N2506D · Substantial damage > The acft went off the runway during takeoff. The pilot said the acft drifted to the left after the tailwheel was raised. He said he brought the acft back to the centerline but it drifted left again and entered tall grass beside the runway. As the pilot… - [NTSB MKC83LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA131.md): Boeing A75N1 · Benkelman, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1983 · N54582 · Substantial damage > The plt stated he was flying at a low altitude along a river when the eng failed. - [NTSB MKC83FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA122.md): Cessna 320E · Minden, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1983 · N26972 · Substantial damage > The acft stalled and crashed on the final approach to land. The acft had called for landing information and entered the pattern and was seen established in a low final approach when it suddenly turned right and descended to the ground. The acft impacted about… - [NTSB MKC83FU002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FU002.md): Weedhopper JC-24C · 5n Battle Creek, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 21, 1983 · UNREG · Substantial damage > The plt had assembled & flown the ultralight vehicle during the previous summer. This was his 1st flt after removing it from winter storage. He was observed preflighting the vehicle before takeoff. At about the time of the accident, a ground witness heard the… - [NTSB MKC83IA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA102.md): Fairchild Swearingen SA226T · Lincoln, NE · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 6, 1983 · N779M · Minor damage > During landing roll the acft veered left. The parking brake valve was suspected to have failed & was replaced as a precautionary measure. - [NTSB MKC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA096.md): Piper J3C-65 · Minatare, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N23472 · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he was making a low pass to look over a possible landing area, when he allowed the acft to inadvertently touch down on soft soil beside the strip. The acft bounced, then landed hard and the main gear collapsed. - [NTSB MKC83LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA092.md): Mooney M20K · Trenton, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1983 · N231KV · Substantial damage > The acft was climbing through 11500 to 12000 ft MSL when the engine made a loud noise followed by a lurch. The oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine developed a roughness. The plt said he shut the engine down at this time, the plt advised denver ARTCC… - [NTSB MKC83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA091.md): Cessna 150M · Axtell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1983 · N714BP · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he began taking off on a 1310 ft rwy that was dry but spongy. The elevation was reported as 2210 ft, the wind was calm, and the temperature was 55 deg. The flaps were set at 10 deg. Reportedly, the acft lifted off, but settled back to… - [NTSB MKC83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA074.md): Cessna 182G · Chadron, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1983 · N2445R · Substantial damage > The engine stopped when the acft was within 10 miles from the destination airport. The pilot stated that he had the fuel valve to the 'both position' when the engine sputtered and stopped. He says he pulled on carburetor heat, switched fuel tanks, then… - [NTSB MKC83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA070.md): Cessna 140 · Scottsbluff, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1983 · N1798V · Substantial damage > The aircraft made a hard landing while landing at Scottsbluff NE during a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing on runway 30 with the wind from 350 degrees at 8 KTS. A witness said the aircraft bounced 2 times before groundlooping off the left side of the… - [NTSB MKC83LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA067.md): Beech B23 · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1983 · N4013T · Substantial damage > The pilot was not totally familiar with the operation of this aircraft. The aircraft engine was started without setting the parking brake properly. The pilot did not have his feet on the brakes and could not reduce the throttle because of the throttle lock.… - [NTSB MKC83LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA071.md): Cessna 150L · S. Sioux City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1983 · N1911F · Substantial damage > The aircraft drifted left during landing and collided with a snow bank. The instructor stated that the inexperienced student pilot flared the aircraft too high. The aircraft contacted the runway near the centerline but strayed left stillin a nose high… - [NTSB MKC83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA057.md): Cessna 152 · Ord, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1983 · N4640B · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that on his third touch-and-go, he was momentarily distracted and looked down inside the aircraft. He inadvertentently pushed the left rudder and was unable to regain directional control before the left main wheel ran off the side… ## 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" = 'NE' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=NE&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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