NTSB investigations, 1983, CT

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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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
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC84FA053Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Greenwich, CTThe acft collided with trees during an ILS approach to westchester arpt in NY. The weather was IMC and an IFR flt plan was filed. The accident occurred during the 2nd attempt with the 1st ending in a missed approach. It was apparent to thecontroller that the…Dec 13, 1983 · N2254T · DestroyedNTSB NYC84LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C172N · Meriden, CTThe acft collided with a dirt pile and nosed over during landing. According to the plt, he landed too FAR down the rwy, attempting an abort and the acft flipped over.Dec 10, 1983 · N104CT · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · New Milford, CTThe pilot reported that as he was starting the engine, fire broke out. He attempted to put out the fire with on-board extinguishers, but failed. The acft was destroyed by fire.Nov 4, 1983 · N2222R · DestroyedNTSB NYC84LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThorp T-18 · East Haddam, CTThe pilot stated that the first aprch was too high and he went around. On the second aprch, after flare, there was a gust of wind from the right and the acft lost lift. Power was added to reduce the sink rate, but the acft bounced and settled to the rwy. He…Oct 9, 1983 · N4860S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FNE05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportI.C.A. Brasov IS28B2 "LARK" · North Canaan, CTTwo witnesses observed the glider on a downwind that was, in their estimation, lower than normal. One witness reported observing the spoilers extended. The plt stated he extended the flaps on downwind, but had not used the spoilers. Duringthe turn to base…Sep 24, 1983 · N87RW · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA228Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 58PA · Danbury, CTInbound to Danbury the plt was advised that the arpt was closed, & was given the last wx which was an hour old. The acft was observed to pass over the arpt 300-400 ft AGL & circle to land rwy 8. The acft turned base & final in a tight turn with the gear down.…Aug 28, 1983 · N158JB · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA198Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210H · Marlborough, CTThe acft collided with trees and the ground during an approach to land on a foggy night at an arpt with no instrument approach facilities or control. The 67 year old plt had canceled his IFR flt plan at 2110 EDT. The accident occurred at 2115 EDT. The plt and…Aug 1, 1983 · N1968X · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Redding, CTThe flight originated at ramapo, NY. During a preflight check, the plt noted that the fuel gauges indicated full. When he visually checked the fuel tanks, he estimated that the fuel level in each tank was about 1 inch from being full. The fuel capacity of…Jul 1, 1983 · N62511 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FNE03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Madison, CTThe acft collided with the ground while performing aerobatic maneuvers during an airshow. Witnesses said it appeared that the pilot was having trouble staying in the assigned area for the maneuvers because of high winds. The winds were estimated at 20 KTS…Jun 25, 1983 · N2979T · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA141Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech K35 · Ridgefield, CTShortly after takeoff, several witnesses heard unusual sounds from the acft. One stated that he heard a sputtering noise & the eng stopped, then it restarted, but was not smooth. The other 2 witnesses heard a backfiring or sputtering noise. Subsequently, the…Jun 11, 1983 · N9554R · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA122Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · N. Stonington, CTThe acft collided with a tree during a go-around at night following a downwind precautionary landing. During the flt the plt had noted the fuel gauges at low readings and said he suspected a 'fuel leak'. He made radio calls to try to go to an arpt before fuel…May 20, 1983 · N4980G · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA121Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M-20K · Old Lyme, CTThe acft collided with the ground in IMC after the plt reported he lost his vacuum instruments. The flt originated at mattituck, NY with a destination of lebanon, NH. After departure the plt was cleared to climb to 7000 ft. the instrumentrated pilot was on an…May 20, 1983 · N231HT · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Waterford, CTThe acft experienced a power loss shortly after takeoff and collided with a tree during the forced landing. Before the flight the only fuel check described was looking at the fuel gauges which indicated one quarter to one third full. During takeoff at about…May 17, 1983 · N11234 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA086Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Avon, CTThe acft collided with a tree and broke the nose landing gear during an emergency landing after electrical failure. After the failure, using matches and a flashlight, the plt tried to land but could not find the arpt. The weather was deteriorating so when a…Apr 8, 1983 · N59123 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · New Haven, CTAccording to an FAA interview, while on approach the plt did not identify the runway lights properly and landed to the left of the edge lights to runway 34. The acft landed off the runway in soft turf and the nose gear collapsed.Mar 20, 1983 · N121RJ · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Plainville, CTThe plt reported that just prior to a landing touchdown, he pushed the control yoke forward, then the acft hit the rwy and began to bounce. After the 4th bounce, the acft touched down on the rwy on the right wheel and yawed abruptly to the right. Reportedly,…Mar 16, 1983 · N6298M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA072Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Oxford, CTThe acft was last refueled on 11/28/82 & flown .2 hr to on arpt for an annual inspection. The annual was completed on 2/19/83. During the annual, an estimated .5 gal of fuel was drained from the acft & the eng was run about .2 hr. When the plt preflted the…Feb 26, 1983 · N60619 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Bridgeport, CTAfter practicing three takeoffs and landings, a fourth takeoff was aborted. The student completed a run-up, checked the controls and received clearance to takeoff. He stated that he began rolling straight down the centerline, then at about 45 KTS, the plane…Jan 30, 1983 · N62264 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Danbury, CTThe student plt was taking off on rwy 08 with a wind from the northeast at 11 KTS. He reported that he was aprx 100 ft into the takeoff roll when the acft swerved to the left. Subsequently, the acft collided with a snowbank on the left edge of the rwy.Jan 28, 1983 · N6279P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Meriden, CTAfter returning from an out-and-back x-country, the plt landed on a rwy with patches of ice. He stated that as the acft touched down, the left main wheel seemed to be frozen and skidded on a patch of ice. As the acft continued to skid, the left main wheel…Jan 21, 1983 · N67897 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA052Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Milford, CTThe helicopter collided with a telephone pole during an autorotation forced landing after an engine malfunction. The aircraft was cruising at 500 feet when there was an audible decrease in main rotor and engine RPM. The rotor RPM was between 80-85 percent…Jan 8, 1983 · N9017Y · Substantial damage