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NTSB investigations, 1982, AR

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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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NTSB FTW83LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E33 · Little Rock, ARDuring the landing roll, all three of the landing gear retracted as the pilot was applying brakes to turn off at the first exit. FAA inspectors found the landing gear handle in the down position with the circuit breaker popped. The flaps were also found in…Dec 21, 1982 · N7873R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Little Rock, ARNose gear collapsed during landing. No reason for collapse found.Dec 20, 1982 · N78TV · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Solgohachia, ARPilot overran runway and slid on grass into a tree. Pilot says he did not go-around because of rise in terrain.Dec 15, 1982 · N7325F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83FA054Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Midland, ARWhen the plt filed his VFR flt plan he was observed using an IFR enroute chart. About 7 minutes after takeoff the plt requested a frequency to call for a clearance to climb on top of the overcast. Approximately 5 minutes later, as the plt was giving his…Dec 6, 1982 · N767T · DestroyedNTSB FTW83IA044Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Little Rock, ARThe aircrew reported that they broke out of the clouds at about 744 ft AGL while on an ILS approach and that the ceiling was ragged. At about 500 ft AGL, the captain turned on the windshield wipers. The first officer was flying the aircraft from thr right…Nov 23, 1982 · N846AA · Minor damageNTSB FTW83FPG03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 182L · Mt. Vernon, ARThe flt of two acft (a C-150 & N42562) departed heber springs & were in radio contact during the flt. N42562 reported over the conway, AR arpt at 2,000 ft with good visibility but indicated that there was an area of rain between conway & heber springs. The…Nov 19, 1982 · N42562 · DestroyedNTSB FTW83FPG02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna R172K · Near Paris, ARThe plt & pax were on a flt from amarillo, TX to little rock, AR. An enroute stop was made at haskell, ok at appr 1900 to refuel. The owner of the afpt at haskell stated that the plane arrived in a fairly heavy rainstorm. At that time, a winter type cold…Nov 12, 1982 · N736QD · DestroyedNTSB FTW83FPG01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 177 · North Little Ro, ARShortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. One witness stated that the engine did not completely quit. Another witness reported that it quit, but restarted and then operated with partial power. Reportedly, the aircraft remained in a nose high attitude,…Oct 31, 1982 · N29457 · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream G-164B · Pine Bluff, ARPilot just loaded seeds and tookoff when he noticed smoke and the engine lost power. During a forced landing the aircraft nosed over. Cause of power loss undetermined.Oct 30, 1982 · N8418K · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Pine Bluff, ARThe student pilot had made several touch-and-go landings on the same runway. He stated his last approach and touchdown were normal. Reportedly, the nose gear collapsed during the landing roll. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway and flipped…Oct 1, 1982 · N8119F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA340Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152A · Jonesboro, ARThe pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to practice an aerobatic routine which required securing the engine at 5000 feet, executing various maneuvers and then execute a "dead stick" landing. He reported the routine was normal until he was "too…Aug 22, 1982 · N761BK · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA336Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSnow AT-301A · Leachville, ARThe pilot stated that while he was in the procedure turnaround for the third swath run. He lost elevator control. The aircraft impacted the ground and cartwheeled. Investigation revealed that the bolt connecting the elevator horn assembly and the elevator…Aug 17, 1982 · N2321V · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA334Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164A · Marianna, ARThe pilot stated that shortly after lift off the engine backfired and lost power. He reported that the engine did not completely quit and there was no visible smoke, flame or oil coming from the engine. Due to his low altitude and heavy load the pilot elected…Aug 17, 1982 · N5364 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA328Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Devalls Bluff, ARThe pilot was flying over his farm and decided to land in a freshly plowed field. During the rollout, the main gear settled in the loose dirt and the plane nosed over.Aug 12, 1982 · N2601S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA324Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-25-260C · Des Arc, ARAfter pulling up from a swath run, the aircraft began to settle, then collided with the ground. This occurred after the pilot had dispensed all or nearly all of his load.Aug 11, 1982 · N4952Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA349Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172N · Antoine, ARThe pilot stated that during the takeoff run from a private airstrip he allowed the aircraft to veer to the left and struck a drainage ditch.Aug 10, 1982 · N75548 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA322Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna T188C · Altheimer, ARThe pilot stated he encountered turbulence while flying under a power line during a crop spraying operation. The left wing pitched-up and struck the power line and the aircraft went into an uncontrolable left bank. He reduced power and landed in a bean field,…Aug 9, 1982 · N2881J · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA318Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · Conway, ARThe pilot report that he started to land on runway 18, but the wind shifted. At about 300 ft AGL, he aborted the landing and made a go-around to the right to land on runway 07. On the second approach, he forgot to extend the gear and landed with the wheels…Aug 6, 1982 · N200AH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA315Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Springdale, ARThe pilot stated taht the aircraft was at 4200 ft descending when the engine suddenly lost power. He was unable to glide to an airport so he landed on a road. During the landing, the right wing hit a road sign and was substantially damaged. After landing, the…Aug 6, 1982 · N7176R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA296Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLake LA-4 · Springdale, ARDuring takeoff from a touch-and-go landing, the engine went to about idle power. During a forced landing, the left wing and nose collided with trees. Reportedly, the engine started developing full power just as the aircraft collided with trees. No mechanical…Jul 26, 1982 · N7635L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA305Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAlon A2 · Poyen, ARAs the pilot approached his destination, malverne, AR, he descended into hazy conditions under a cloud layer. As he continued, he mistook Poyen, AR for malverne. He was unable to find the airport and elected to make a precautionary landing before dark. He…Jul 24, 1982 · N5637F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPG19Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 150J · North Little Ro, ARAfter a right turn after takeoff from rwy 17 the plt declared an emergency. A witness heard the eng backfiring. The plt continued the right turn & attempted a landing on rwy 35. He was described as being too high & hot, & touched down, or almost touched down,…Jul 22, 1982 · N60246 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA287Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Humnoke, ARThe pilot reported that during takeoff, the left main gear got off the side of the rough airstrip and into a rice field. Subsequently, the plane flipped over.Jul 20, 1982 · N6689K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPG18Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Casa, ARThe aircraft collided with rising terrain during a procedure turn. While spraying a rice field.Jul 12, 1982 · N4657 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA279Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Beedeville, ARThe pilot proceeded to the job site with a load of urea. He circled for about 15 minutes waiting for the flagmen to arrive, then elected to return to the airport. As he leveled the plane, he experienced a gradual loss of power and was unable to maintain…Jul 12, 1982 · N6678K · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA276Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna T188C · Marvell, ARAn aerial application of an oil-based material resulted in a smearing of the windscreen. The pilot landed on a grass strip to clear the windscreen, and during, the landing, the aircraft flipped over. The pilot said when he applied brakes, the left wheel broke…Jul 9, 1982 · N9635J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DPG17Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRockwell S2R · Blackton, ARThe eng failed during a swath run & the acft struck a rice levee drg the forced landing in an adjacent bean field. After exiting the aircraft and while talking to his flagman the pilot stated the aircraft began to burn around the engine area. The fire spread…Jul 8, 1982 · N1762S · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA273Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Mccrory, ARThe agriculture aircraft lost power during takeoff and an emergency forced landing was made in a soybean field. During the landing roll, the aircraft flipped over.Jul 8, 1982 · N8691H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA258Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Swifton, ARThe pilot was engaged in an aerial application flight over a rice field with multiple high tension wires. At the beginning of a swath run, the aircraft struck power lines and crashed. The pilot had no recollection of the accident.Jul 2, 1982 · N9869 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DPG16Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCallair A-9 · Hollygrove, ARThe pilot departed the Hollygrove flying service airport, made an immediate left turn, and sank into the trees east of the airport. He managed to dump the full load of chemicals before impact with the trees. The aircraft gave no indicationof any mechanical…Jun 23, 1982 · N7296V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA244Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Coy, ARThe pilot reported that the engine lost power as he was pulling up from a swath run. He pumped the throttle several times, the engine regained power momentarily, then quit. The pilot dumped his load and made a forced landing in a muddy field. As the plane was…Jun 22, 1982 · N8729H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA238Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRockwell Intl S-2R · Eudora, ARSince the aircraft had not flown for two months, the pilot was on a flight to check the systems before flying for hire. The pilot flew over an unpopulated area of the Mississippi river with clear water in the spray tanks. He stated that while he as spraying…Jun 21, 1982 · N4905X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA237Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164B · Beedeville, ARThe agricultural aircraft lost power during takeoff. The pilot jettisoned the load and made a forced landing in a rice field. During the landing, the aircraft nosed over in soft muddy terrain.Jun 18, 1982 · N8187K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPG15Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Gould, ARThe student pilot stated that he was making a landing over wires when he stalled and the aircraft nosed into the ground.Jun 14, 1982 · N4531X · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA226Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWeatherly 201C · Lakewood, ARThe right main gear of the aircraft failed during the takeoff roll. The pilot stated that the gear failed after he had rolled about 150 ft.Jun 14, 1982 · N9044W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA217Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164B · Bono, ARThe aircraft was loaded with 1700 pounds of fertilizer and 70 gallons of fuel. The aircraft would not climb out of ground effect. During the forced landing the aircraft nosed over. The aircraft burned after impact.Jun 8, 1982 · N8105K · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA216Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Gould, ARThe pilot stated that there were trees on the east end of the field that he was fertilizing and the wind was from the southwest at 15, gusting 20 KTS. The temperature was about 90 degrees. The pilot reported that when he was turning to go into the field, a…Jun 8, 1982 · N731MZ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPG14Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Lehi, ARThe acft was believed to have departed the west memphis arpt at approximately 1900. The acft was found at approximately 2000 in an open field 2 mi sw of the arpt. The acft had collided with the ground very hard in a nose down condition. Neither occupant…Jun 7, 1982 · N83654 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA215Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech C23 · Brinkley, ARDuring a short field takeoff the pilot abruptly raised the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft drifted to the right and stalled. The aircraft crashed in an adjacent wheat field.Jun 7, 1982 · N38413 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA207Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Clarksville, ARThe pilot reported that after landing at ozark, AR, no fuel was available. Therefore, he proceeded to obtain fuel at Clarksville, AR, a distance of about 15 miles. After takeoff, he encountered moderate turbulence, leveled at about 600 ft, and reduced power…Jun 1, 1982 · N67650 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA203Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Lake City, ARThe aircraft departed from a soft private ag strip with a heavy load and would not climb high enough to get above wheat in a field off the end of the runway. The aircraft collided with the wheat and was subsequently destroyed by ground fire.May 30, 1982 · N5522X · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA198Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47D1 · Jonesboro, ARAfter loading 40 gallons of herbicide on the aircraft the pilot attempted to lift off the back of the loading truck. The takeoff was normal; however, as the helicopter cleared the truck, it was not able to sustain a hover. The pilot then executed a running…May 25, 1982 · N6851 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FPG13Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Parkin, ARThe pilot departed presidents isle, TN with about 1/4 tank of fuel (3.5 gal) and proceeded en route with a planned stop at wynne, AR for fuel. Prior to reaching wynne, heavy rain was encountered and a landing was made at a private airport near Parkin, AR. The…May 24, 1982 · N71153 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FPG12Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Ethel, ARThe acft collided with power lines during the start of a swath run.May 24, 1982 · N5376 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA189Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47D-1 · Harrisburg, ARDuring an agricultural spraying operation the pilot turned downwind and the tail rotor struck a rice dike. The pilot lost control and the aircraft landed hard. The main rotor severed the tail boom. Investigation revealed the aircraft had been loaded within…May 20, 1982 · N93067 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA188Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna T188C · Knobel, ARThe pilot stated that during his swath run the engine seemed to hesitate. While checking the engine the pilot collided with a levee and the landing gear separated from the aircraft. The pilot made a forced landing in an adjacent field.May 20, 1982 · N4439J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA187Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Pine Bluff, ARDuring landing the right main landing gear dropped into a ditch alongside the runway and the aircraft nosed over.May 19, 1982 · N9825 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA172Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164B · Marvell, ARDuring an aerial application process the pilot allowed the aircraft to collide with a rice levy. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no injuries to the pilot.May 11, 1982 · N6625K · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FPG11Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMoore Bell 47D1 · Amagon, ARThe purpose of the flight was to test the aerial spray equipment. After starting and warming the engine, the pilot took off, flew about 1/4 mi south, then flew north. A motorist stated that he saw black smoke coming from the helicopter. Two teen-agers heard…May 8, 1982 · N45867 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA168Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Harrison, ARDuring landing the aircraft porpoised and on the second bounce the nose gear assembly buckled, the windshield support buckled and the right windshield popped partially out of its channel. The pilot regained control and taxied in. The props and engine nacelles…May 7, 1982 · N47522 · Substantial damage