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NTSB investigations, 1985, CT

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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\") = 1985
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC86LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Ellington, CTWhile on apch for landing, about 50 ft from the rwy, the landing gear contacted a bridge and the acft bounced into the air. Pwr was added at this time and again the acft bounced. The acft was then landed on the rwy and it skidded to a stop. The plt stated she…Dec 28, 1985 · N7571P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Bristol, CTThe acft was on a return flight back to teterboro when an eng failure occurred for unknown reasons. The plt requested vectors to the nearest arpt which was robertson but he was not able to reach it. A forced landing resulted in an open fld during which the…Dec 21, 1985 · N61260 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86FA037Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Cheshire, CTThe helicopter was flying at or near the base of the overcast when it contacted a tree and descended to ground impact. Witnesses reported hearing the eng operating during the accident sequence and the area was covered with heavy fog. No mechanical malfunction…Nov 20, 1985 · N5828J · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-55 · Danbury, CTThe plt stated that on touchdown the left main gear collapsed followed by the right main gear and nose gear. The acft slid aprx 600 to 700 ft before stopping. According to the plt he confirmed the gear was down and locked while on base. A gear cycle test…Sep 15, 1985 · N6429S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Madison, CTWhile on the downwind leg for rwy 24, the instructor reduced power to idle for engine failure simulation. The student made a short approach and upon reaching 700 ft AGL the student headed directly toward the approach end of the rwy at a 30 deg angle from rwy…Sep 15, 1985 · N2387P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA208Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Groton, CTEnstrom F28F, N8623X was performing auto rotation at Groton-new london, Connecticut when a loss of power was experienced, the student pilot was at the controls and entered auto rotation with the understanding that it would terminate in a power recovery. After…Aug 12, 1985 · N8623X · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FNE02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEarl F. Folsom Sonerai II · Waterbury, CTThe homebuilt sonerai ii made an off airport landing 3 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft received substantial damage and the sole occupant was uninjured. Post crash examination of the aircraft showed the fuel tank was empty. However, there was fuel in the…Aug 2, 1985 · N27EF · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA178Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C172 · Ellington, CTThe acft collided with the ground during takeoff from rwy 01 at Ellington, Connecticut, and was substantially damaged but there was no fire. The pilot received minor injuries. The aircraft crashed for undetermined reasons.Jul 18, 1985 · N98651 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · W.Stafford, CTThe plt stated that shortly after takeoff upon reaching an alt of 3000 ft, the eng pwr dropped to 1000 RPM with the prop windmilling. He then went through the restart procedure to no avail. The plt then performed an eng shut down and force landed the acft in…Jul 17, 1985 · N89856 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76A · Hartford, CTThe apch to the pvt helipad was uneventful up to the last 100 ft where the plts noticed a high sink rate. The plt increased collective to correct for the situation. At about 20 ft from touchdown point the plt noticed a decrease in RPM and realized that they…Jul 14, 1985 · N3124L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-236 · New Milford, CTAccording to the plt, the preflt and runup checks were normal. The plt then applied full pwr for takeoff and rotation was initiated at 60 KTS. After liftoff, the acft appeared to loose pwr and began to yaw to the left. The stall warning horn sounded and the…Jul 1, 1985 · N82631 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hartford, CTThe acft nosed over following a loss of control during landing. The student plt stated the acft bounced three times on touchdown. The propeller then contacted the rwy and the acft nosed over.Jun 30, 1985 · N48251 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Ellington, CTThe acft colldied with a stump during a landing attempt at Ellington arpt. The acft had touched dwn about 25 ft short of the rwy. The left aileron was damaged but the acft made a go-around & returned to westover air base & landed. According to the plt,…May 19, 1985 · N300UM · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FA104Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · East Haddam, CTDuring approach to runway 14 pilot decided to go around. Aircraft turned left about 90 degrees and collided with rising terrain .2 NM east of the runway. The rising terrain parallels runway 14.Apr 10, 1985 · N55408 · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B-35 · East Haddam, CTThe acft stalled and contacted sandy terrain aprx 50 ft from the rwy threshold. The plt reported the cabin door opened during takeoff and he circled the traffic pattern to land and close the door. He stated an airspeed of 100 KTS was observed on a 1 mile…Apr 5, 1985 · N3082V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FNE01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMarr/Eckburg Long EZE · Waterbury, CTThe acft crashed into an embankment short of rwy 36 after a loss of pwr on final approach. The plt said he was operating on the rt tank when the eng quit. He immediately awitched to the left tank and activated the boost pump. The prop had stopped and the acft…Mar 19, 1985 · N49EZ · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85IA062Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech BE-99 · Putnam, CTPlt stated that during tkf the acft started to yaw & roll in a manner consistent with wake turbulence encounter. He applied full opposite rudder & aileron. Normal directional was regained between 50-75 ft above the gnd. The acft was leveled for cruise at 5000…Feb 6, 1985 · N200TC · Minor damage