NTSB investigations, 1983
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB MIA84FU007Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportWizard J3 · Miami, FLSeveral witnesses observed the ultralight vehicle flying in a southwesterly direction at about 1500 ft AGL. They reported that the plt had executed 5 or 6 stall maneuvers, followed by normal straight ahead recoveries. During the last stall, the acft was…NTSB LAX84LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Casa Grande, AZDuring a local flt, the acft collide with terrain while the aircrew were performing low alt maneuvers. One of the occupants was an instructor plt (CFI) & the other was a private plt. Neither claimed to be the plt in command, but the private plt was the…NTSB LAX84FA065Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20A · Mammoth Lakes, CAThe acft crashed into a mountain side at some time prior to 0900 on 11/12/83 when the ELT signal was 1st reported, via satellite. Before the flt, the student plt was last seen in bakersfield, CA at about 0100 that morning. A rescue mission was delayed due to…NTSB LAX84FA058Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 56TC · San Diego, CADuring arrival, the plt was cleared for an ILS apch to rwy 28R. About 3 min later, he commenced a missed apch & requested another ILS to rwy 28. At that time, the ATC controller advised the plt that the 5 preceding acft had made ILS apchs & all had executed…NTSB FTW84LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Kurthwood, LAThe student plt & a passenger, who was also a student plt, flew to a private sod strip near Kurthwood, LA. After flying a hi, fast, visual apch to the strip, the acft landed long & overran the landing area. It continued into a wooded area & was damaged. The…NTSB FTW84LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Sunsett, TXDuring takeoff toward the sun on rwy 21 of the private strip, the plt allowed the acft to drift off the left side of the rwy. It then encountered an area of soft, sandy soil & nosed over. The plt stated that due sun glare off the windshield, he had difficulty…NTSB FTW84LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · El Paso, TXThe acft groundlooped during landing on an instructional flt. The landing was on rwy 22 and the wind was from 270 degrees at 9 KTS. After touchdown directional control was lost and the acft veered to the right collapsing the left mainlanding gear.NTSB DCA84AA006Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBoeing 727-225A · Miami, FLAfter departing Miami & climbing through 10,900 ft the #3 right main landing gear tire exploded causing massive damage to systems a & b hydraulic lines which resulted in a loss of a & b hydraulic systems. The acft returned to Miami & the crew was unable to…NTSB CHI84FA042Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Easton Township, MIThe acft crashed aprx 3 mi from the departure arpt. According to witnesses, it was flying at aprx 200 ft AGL when the right wing dipped & then the acft went nearly straight into the ground. An inspection of the airframe & flt control sys revealed no evidence…NTSB ATL84LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Wadley, GAThe plt stated that he landed too fast on the grass strip, & when he attempted to turn off the rwy onto a taxiway, the acft groundlooped.NTSB MKC84FA019Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Albion, NEThe 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 MIA84LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Okeechobee, FLThe plt reported that during flt, the eng had a partial loss of power. He attempted to divert to an arpt. He was able to get on final apch, but when he saw he could not reach the runway, he turned away from the lights & a building for an emergency landing.…NTSB LAX84LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres Thrush Commander · Yuma, AZThe acft collided with the ground during a spraying mission after the engine reportedly lost power. The plt stated that he had a loss of power in a swath turn, slowed up and hit the ground. The acft engine was examined after the accident and found…NTSB LAX84LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Fremont, CAAfter receiving an aero tow to 3,000 ft MSL & being released 5 mi from the departure arpt, the plt thermaled for about 5 min. He then descended to 2,300 ft MSL & turned back toward the arpt. He encountered 'heavy sink' had insufficient altitude to reach the…NTSB LAX84FA057Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Inglewood, CAThe student said that the eng lost power & he initiated an emergency landing. He switched fuel tanks, applied carburetor heat & checked the magnetos. However, before landing, the eng restarted & the student applied full power & began to climb, not realizing…NTSB FTW84LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Houston, TXSee FTW84LA056ANTSB FTW84LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30 · Moore, OKThe acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The acft had a prior forced landing and the fuel pump was suspect. Post accident investigation showed that only one safety pin was installed in the fuel selector shaft allowing excessive free…NTSB FTW84LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Terrell, TXDuring a flt, late at night, the plt turned on the heater. About 40 to 45 mi north of the leona VOR, he reportedly engaged the autoplt & began working on the flt logs. About 50 mi further north, the acft flew into a field in a wings level attitude. The plt…NTSB DEN84LA043Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Monte Vista, COThe plt was participating in a 'hare & hounds' Balloon contest. The aircrews were wx briefed at the launch site before the event. Reportedly, there was a front approaching but it was not expected to move thru until about 2 to 3 hrs after the contest.…NTSB MKC84IA018Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-15C · St. Louis, MOThe pilot reported that after engine start the acft was directed by the tower to taxi for takeoff. The marshaller motioned him forward and he advanced the power to 65 percent to break away and then reduced it to idle. At no time was the pilot advised that an…NTSB LAX84FU021Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportTeman MONO-FLY · Congress, AZReportedly, the plt was on his 1st flt in the ultralight vehicle after he had been taxiing it during the previous week. During takeoff from a ranch, the vehicle collided with the ground. According to the deputy sheriff, who responded to the scene, the plt…NTSB ATL84LA042Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Leesburg, VAAt about 1,000 ft AGL after takeoff from rwy 17 the eng cowling opened on the left side & began flapping. The CFI took control & returned to the arpt on a downwind for rwy 17. When she saw that the acft was too low to make the field, she turned off the fuel,…NTSB ANC84LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Skwentna, AKAfter takeoff the eng lost 50% of its power & a forced landing was made in trees. The plt believed the eng failure was due to water/ice in fuel.NTSB SEA84LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorton B8M · Shelton, WAThe acrt collided with fir trees, about 18 feet tall, during an off-arpt forced landing after a power loss. The plt suspected carburetor ice. He said the engine began to run rough and RPM dropped to about 1200/1500 RPM. When he was unable to clear the trees…NTSB NYC84LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Syracuse, NYThe acft collided with approach lights during a landing approach. The plt executed a go-around and landed without further incident. The acft was damaged in the collision. An accident report was not filed by the plt.NTSB NYC84FA024Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · West Seneca, NYThe acft was being repositioned by the owner from a maintenance facility at buffalo intl arpt to buffalo airpark. Maintenance personnel at both locations who had dealt with the owner indicated he had attempted to cut costs by performing unauthorized repairs…NTSB LAX84FA034Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Woodland, CAThe aircrew reported that as the acft was entering a left downwind to land on rwy 34, sparks, fire & smoke were observed emanating from the eng compartment. Reportedly, the instructor plt (CFI) assumed command of the acft, shut down the eng & attempted to…NTSB FTW84LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Mcgregor, TXIn order to take off on rwy 35, acft must utilize rwy 4/22 enroute from the arpt ramp. As the Mooney taxied onto rwy 4/22 it was struck by the pitts rolling out on rwy 22. While on base leg, the plt of the pitts saw the Mooney taxiing toward rwy 4/22 &…NTSB FTW84IA094Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSikorsky S76A · Cameron, LAThe helicopter was on initial climb when the #1 engine failed explosivly. A post explosion fire ensued and both fire bottles were utilized to no avail. During landing the gear collapsed and the acft settled on its belly. The cause of the engine failure is…NTSB FTW84FA047Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 520 · Clines Corners, NMThe non-instrument rated plt was on ferry flt from bartlesville, ok to ontario, CA. An en route stop was made at tucumcari, NM, where the acft was refueled & 14 qts of oil was added to the left eng. The line boy who serviced the acft saw no visible oil leaks…NTSB DEN84IA023Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Denver, COApproaching from the east there are 4 parallel 'strips' at the arpt. From l to r they are rwy 26L, taxiway 'charlie' rwy 26R & rwy 25. Rwy 26L & taxiway charlie are the same length. All 4 are concrete covered. The flt was cleared to landon rwy 26R. Rwy 26L…NTSB SEA84FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · 4nm W Of Boring, ORThe acft collided with 3 major objects, a tree, a house and a motor home during an attempted go-around. The pilot had attempted a landing on a soft short dirt road near his home. The length of the road was 462 ft. he landed 74 ft short ofmarkers at the…NTSB NYC84LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Franklin, PAAfter landing, the acft veered off the rwy. Subsequently, it went down an embankment & was substantially damaged. No pre-crash part malfunction or failure was found.NTSB MKC84IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC9-80 · St. Louis, MODuring landing rollout the aft fiberglass tailcone fell off the acft for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX84FA055Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2B · Elk Grove, CADuring an aerobatic flt, the plt-in-command was asked to demonstrate recovery from an inverted flat spin. The maneuver was initiated at aprx 5000 ft. after the acft made aprx 3/4 of an inverted turn, it rolled upright as the PIC started to 'feed in throttle.'…NTSB LAX84AA054Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportWestland Helicopters 30-100 · Long Beach, CAAt 4,000 ft MSL directional control was lost. Witnesses observed the helicopter descending through the localized cloud layer in a left high-rotation turn, with the pitch attitude varying & its rate of descent 'very fast.' The helicopter then collided with…NTSB FTW84LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310Q · Amarillo, TXThe plt was starting a flt to reposition the acft from the tradewind arpt to the Amarillo intl arpt. He reported that he had started to takeoff on rwy 17, then aborted to avoid a Cessna 182. He reported the Cessna 182 plt was crossing rwy 17, on his way to…NTSB FTW84FA045Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 310L · Bartlesville, OKThe acft was observed at 300-500 ft on a downwind leg over the brightly lighted city. After passing the city the acft entered a very dark & hilly area immediately north of the city. He then made a left turn onto base leg & remained over unlighted & hilly…NTSB CHI84IA041Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Chicago, ILDuring taxi from landing the left outboard wheel rim failed and bounced onto a highway causing damage to a vehicle the rim failed due to a per-existing fatigue crack.NTSB ATL84LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-181 · Bessemer, ALThe acft collided with a station wagon while taxiing for takeoff during a purchaser demonstration flt. The prospective buyers were a husband and wife and the wife was occupying the left front seat with the CFI in the right seat. The CFI stated, that while…NTSB ATL84FIG01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · St. Michaels, MDDuring 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 MKC84LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T337E · Kimball, NEThe 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 MIA84IA025Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A-300B4-2C · Miami, FLDuring takeoff ground roll the NO-4 tire failed followed by failures of the other surrounding tires. The takeoff was aborted and there was no fire. The fuse plug in the NO-4 tire was found partially melted.NTSB LAX84LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Needles, CAThe plt reported that he took off aprx 10 to 15 min after sunset on an aerial application flt. During a turn to begin a swath run, he noticed an unexpected change in drift. As he was descending below the level of nearby power lines, there was a loss of…NTSB DEN84FA021Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportConvair 580 · Sioux Falls, SDThe acft collided with a bird during the landing approach at night. The captain who was flying the acft was struck in the face by the bird and flying glass. The co-plt completed the landing due to incapacitation of the capt. investigationrevealed the…NTSB CHI84LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-12D · Gatzke, MNThe acft collided with the ground when the pilot attempted a low level turn.NTSB ATL84LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Columbia, SCWhile en route, the acft's ammeter went to a zero reading, and subsequently, a complete electrical failure occurred. Prior to landing, the plt attempted to lower the landing gear by letting it freefall, in accordance with recommended procedures. The gear…NTSB NYC84FA022Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Rhinebeck, NYThe above reported basic wx data was the 2050 observation at poughkeepsie, NY located about 20 NM south of the accident site. However, a witness who was 1,000 ft north of the accident site stated the wx consisted of a low overcast & that the visibility was…NTSB MKC84FA016Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Angora, NEThe 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 MKC84FA014Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210M · Greensburg, KSAt 1619 CST, the non-instrument rated plt called the dodge city fss & requested the current dodge city wx. He was given the current & forcasted wx. He took off at 1825 & at 1846, he called the la junta radio & requested an update on the dodge city wx as well…