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NTSB investigations, 1983, HI

180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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\" = 'HI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX84LA115Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC 7-102 · Honolulu, HIWhile on a five mile final apch to rwy 26R the dhc 7 encountered moderate turbulence and two cabin attendants sustained injuries. At 1506:02 hours HST a western airlines DC10 requested an s turn to lose altitude in order land on rwy 26L. Seven seconds later…Dec 23, 1983 · N929HA · No damageNTSB LAX84LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS-2-33A · Mokuleia, HIThe plt was rated for airplanes & helicopters, but did not have a glider rating. He had only 2.5 hrs in gliders, all of which was in this same make & model. During a solo instructional flt, he encountered a high sink while on a base turn to land. He stated…Dec 18, 1983 · N17SH · Substantial damageNTSB LAX84LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Kailua-Kona, HIThe plt was transporting a photographer for the purpose of photographing a sports event. While hovering at an unspecified low altitude, the plt became distracted and allowed the rotor RPM to decrease. After the low RPM warning horn sounded, the plt tried to…Oct 22, 1983 · N9044Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA427Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H18S · Kailua-Kona, HIAbout 1 min after takeoff, between 400-500 ft MSL & during the first power reduction, the right eng backfired. Followingsome more violent backfires the RPM went to zero. The right eng was restarted but the same result occurred. The plt attempted to feather…Sep 8, 1983 · N2990F · DestroyedNTSB LAX83FA349Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C-45G · Kahalui, HIA Beech C-45G, N888M, call sign lani 8 and a Beech E185, N162SP, call sign lani 9 were part of a flt of 5 acft, with call signs of lani 6 thru 10, that where being used on an inter-island tour. The 1st act, lani 6, was cleared for takeoff & departed…Jul 23, 1983 · N888M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA310Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-4-C55B · Kahului, HIDuring arrival, a descent was begun from 8000 to 7000 ft MSL at 0151 HST. At 0155 HST, the aircrew was cleared for a visual apch from 7000 ft MSL & a rapid descent was started with 20 deg of flaps & aprx 25 inches map (manifold pressure). The acft was…Jun 29, 1983 · N300JT · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA263Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Molokai, HIThe pilot had just been checked out in a C-172 which he had been flying the past 3 days. He then switched acft and this flt was in a PA-28. The C-172 tank selector has a both tanks position and the PA-28 does not. The tank selector was on left tank when the…May 31, 1983 · N31914 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LJA07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-1C · Kauai, HIThe acft descended at a flat angle under power into trees after the engine lost power. The pilot took off at 1010 for a sightseeing flight. The temperature was 78 and the dew point was 65 degrees f. after about 30 minutes of flight the pilot turned to avoid…May 15, 1983 · N39019 · DestroyedNTSB LAX83FJA06Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Waimanalo, Oahu, HIThe acft was observed maneuvering over the water at low altitude prior to impact with the water. A surviving pax stated that he & the plt had a big party the day before the flt & they both had hangovers the following morning. He further stated that they had a…Apr 3, 1983 · N28808 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FJA05Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMurrayair MA1B · Nr Lihue Arpt, HIThe acft collided with a tree during a turn-around while engaged in aerial application operations. The pilot had made a few runs over the same field until he exhausted his load. After landing and reloading he returned to the area to finish the job and on the…Mar 24, 1983 · N101MA · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LJA04Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Near Honolulu, HIThe plt & passengers departed on a sight-seeing flt to view a volcano on the island of Hawaii via kona, HI & return. The fuel tanks had been topped off before departure, & reportedly, there was sufficient fuel for the flt. Except for difficulties in starting…Jan 10, 1983 · N32658 · Destroyed