NTSB investigations, 1984, IA
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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 72 |
| 1965 | 74 |
| 1966 | 108 |
| 1967 | 129 |
| 1968 | 87 |
| 1969 | 98 |
| 1970 | 101 |
| 1971 | 105 |
| 1972 | 76 |
| 1973 | 53 |
| 1974 | 60 |
| 1975 | 49 |
| 1976 | 55 |
| 1977 | 57 |
| 1978 | 65 |
| 1979 | 51 |
| 1980 | 41 |
| 1981 | 60 |
| 1982 | 52 |
| 1983 | 53 |
| 1984 | 39 |
| 1985 | 35 |
| 1986 | 26 |
| 1987 | 30 |
| 1988 | 27 |
| 1989 | 24 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1991 | 23 |
| 1992 | 23 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 22 |
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1984
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 1984 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB MKC85FA031Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Council Bluffs, IAThe plt stated that he had been practicing landings and then climbed the acft to 5000 ft above the arpt. He flew around for awhile to cool off the eng and then he shutdown it down to practice restarts. After the first restart the eng was shut down a second…NTSB MKC85LA029Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S58J · Storm Lake, IAA passenger was being transported from a boat to shore. The plt lowered a wheel strut to the boat for the boarding and says he received a radio call from the passenger saying, 'ok I'm ready let's go.' The plt assumed that he was inside the acft and a climb…NTSB MKC85LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Mason City, IAThe ATP PIC knew that he would be flying into area of surface icing. Boots on horizontal stabilizer did not remove ice. Over rwy at 30 ft, acft stalled & hit the rwy hard. Manufactorer states acft cannot be certified for flt into known icing. Deice and…NTSB MKC85LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Burlington, IAAccording to the pilot the descent into the traffic pattern was late and the base turn performed early leaving the acft high on final. As a result, an excessive rate of descent developed on short final. The high descent rate and diminishing daylight led the…NTSB MKC85LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Algona, IAAt about 100 ft AGL after takeoff, eng lost pwr. Plt attempted to circle to land on closest runway but eng was developing insufficient pwr to maintain altitude in turn. Acft touched down 150 ft short of threshold. Plt did not level wings prior to touchdown.…NTSB MKC85LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Oxford, IADue to a lower than optimum glide path and turbulence, the acft landed about 100 ft short of the rwy. All 3 landing gear collapsed in the unimproved terrain.NTSB MKC84LA287Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven S55A · Prairie City, IAWhile the hot air balloon was airborne, the surface winds increased to 13 KTS. The plt instructed both passengers to prepare for a high wind landing. Contrary to the plt's instructions, the passenger, who became injured, crouched in the bottom of the basket…NTSB MKC84LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Davenport, IAAcft was on VFR final approach following a practice instrument flight. Commercial pilot with instrument rating in left seat flew instrument portion of flight and declined offer to land from instructor in right seat due to her lack of proficiency. On final…NTSB MKC84FCD03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportSchweizer SGU2-22E · Ames, IAThe glider plt who had only about 1 hour flt time in this make of glider and less than a hour total glider time misjudged the wind and after drifting downwind was unable to make it back to the arpt. A forced landing was made off arpt in a farm field.NTSB MKC84LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Cedar Rapids, IAThe Balloon landed in a field and as wind drifted it, the envelope draped over a pwr line. The plt said his burner malfunctioned and caused the inaccurate landing. Another account was told later in which the plt switched to an empty propane tank for landing.…NTSB MKC84FA272Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 195A · Akron, IAN19JW, a Cessna 195A and N8783X, a Cessna 182 departed mapleton, IA, at aprx 0805 on a VFR flt to Akron, IA, to attend a fly-in breakfast. The two acft did not travel the same route of flight to Akron, N19JW crossed over the midpoint of the arpt on crosswind…NTSB MKC84FA271Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Ottumwa, IAThe acft entered IMC weather, the plt became disoriented & cruised without ATC navigational assistance after failing to make radio contact or file a flt plan. The non-instrument rated private plt flew until acft power was lost due to fuel exhaustion. The…NTSB MKC84LA278Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-150M · Council Bluffs, IAStudent plt departed on supervised solo flt. Later, instructor noted wind conditions at the airport had become unfavorable & advised plt by radio to divert to a specific alternate where winds conditions were favorable. Plt disregarded advice, proceeded to…NTSB MKC84FA256Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Oskaloosa, IASeveral witnesses viewed the acft circling over a bean field at an alt of 200 to 300 ft AGL. The plt and pax were reportedly looking for a radio-controlled airplane lost in the field. Witnesses continued to state an increase of power occurred and the acft…NTSB MKC84FA254Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Algona, IAN9387G was flying at an altitude of aprx 75 feet AGL when it struck power lines while maneuvering to spray a corn field. The reported weather near the accident site was: visibility 7 miles, temperature 73 degrees, light precipitation in the way of rain was…NTSB MKC84LA246Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Blakesburg, IAThe acft mushed into tall corn off the end of the rwy during an attempted go-around. The plt said he landed long on the 2170 ft turf rwy in calm air and did not think he could stop so a go-around was initiated. He said a seat belt interfered with the…NTSB MKC84LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Winterset, IAThe plt had diverted & was making a precautionary landing due to an approaching storm. At about 50 ft over the rwy, the acft stalled & landed hard. It then bounced 3 times, damaging the nose gear, forward fuselage & right wing.NTSB MKC84FA235Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA32R300 · Des Moines, IAThe acft eng began to 'shudder badly' upon reaching a cruise alt of 3500 ft MSL shortly after takeoff. The plt made a 180 deg course reversal to return to the arpt but reported to ATC he was unable to see outside the acft because oil was smeared on the acft.…NTSB MKC84FA234Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSims - Basset Varieze · Clarinda, IAWitnesses observed a ground run of aprx 2000 ft before lift-off was achieved after which the acft appeared to climb laboriously to about 100 ft AGL. Acft then executed steep, descending rt turn of about 240 degrees back toward the arpt. Acft collided with pwr…NTSB MKC84FCD02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCallair A-9 · Oakland, IAThe pilot was practicing aerial application maneuvers using water as the spray load. He stated that about half way thru his turn to reverse direction, he felt the a/c give a very slight stall warning. He said that he released some back pressure and attempted…NTSB MKC84FCD01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Hesper, IAThe acft crashed after colliding with a power line. During the first spray pass the plt attempted to fly under the power line. The veritcal fin hit the wire and the acft crashed. There were no mechanical problems with the acft during this aerial application…NTSB MKC84LU005Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportUFM Easy Riser · Des Moines, IAThe ultralight was making turns at low alt when it stalled and spun into the ground. The plt was unable to recover before ground impact.NTSB MKC84LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Dyersville, IAThe acft was over max gross wt by aprx 147 lbs and exceeded the fwd CG limit with a 1200 lb chemical load. During the initial climb at 50-100 ft AGL the acft could not maintain flying speed, stalled, and entered an uncontrolled descent. The acft impacted…NTSB MKC84LA176Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-375 · Storm Lake, IAWhile on the 2nd swath run, the plt maneuvered the acft to cross under power lines bordering the edge of the corn field. He said he misjudged the distance to clear the power lines. The vertical stabilizer & rudder struck the lines & were torn from the acft.…NTSB MKC84LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Waterloo, IAThere was heavy traffic at the arpt & the winds were from 280 deg at 16 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. Rather than waiting for the primary rwy (24), the plt elected to land on rwy 18. During the landing, a gust of wind lifted the right wing & the left wing dragged on…NTSB MKC84FA155Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Hills, IAThe acft impacted the ground in a 90 degree bank with the nose down about 20 degrees. The acft had been seen in a seriesof low alt dives and climbs. On this last climb over the trees a witness saw a wing suddenly drop and the acft disappear behind the trees.…NTSB MKC84LA153Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller 12E · Bedford, IAThe plt had made two swath runs & was descending to begin the third. He stated that the turn was downwind & as he approached the level-off altitude he encountered a downdraft. The acft impacted the ground & rolled over. The plt also stated that the downdraft…NTSB MKC84LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Dubuque, IAWhile manuevering over a university a ttl loss of pwr was experienced. Attempts to restart the engine failed. The plt made a hard forced landing which resulted in substantial damage. Inspection of the engine did not reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction.NTSB MKC84LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Larchwood, IAThe acft nosed over after bouncing off the rwy during landing. The plt said he landed long and fast and was feeling apprehensive; when the acft bounced he released back pressure on the stick which caused a greater bounce and an excursion off the rwy. The plt…NTSB MKC84FA131Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Sheldon, IAAt about 1015 CDT, while en route, the plt radioed a fss & requested the Kansas city wx. VMC conditions were reported at Kansas city, but the plt was informed of an AIRMET, which provide a caution of low ceilings & reduce visibilities across his route of flt.…NTSB MKC84FU002Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRally Rotec 2B · Carroll, IAThe ultralight was seen maneuvering at low alt in the vicinity of the accident. The plt circled his brother's house at low alt and then pulled up abruptly to avoid rising terrain. In the abrupt maneuver, the plt lost control of the ultralight and impacted the…NTSB MKC84LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · 5n 0lin, IAWhile cruising at 3,000 ft MSL the eng ran rough. The flt noticed zero oil pressure. As he turned toward a bean field the eng failed. The acft collided with a ditch & nosed over. The eng was disassembled & an estimated 3-4 qts of oil were in the eng case. The…NTSB MKC84LA127Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Bloomfield, IAAccording to FAA records, the student plt recieved a wx briefing at 1000 CST. At that time, the latest wx observation at ottumua, IA, (closest wx station to broomfield, IA) showed the wind was from 110 degs at 11 KTS. About 25 mins after the briefing, the…NTSB MKC84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Oelwein, IAThe acft landed gear up. The pilot said he was distracted by the call of another acft on unicum & began looking for thatacft in or near the traffic pattern.NTSB MKC84LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobert H. Low Mustang II · Des Moines, IAOne of the purposes of the flt was for the plt to experience a takeoff at max gross wt. He put a 150 lb bag of cement in the right front seat to simulate the wt of a passenger, then initiated a takeoff from a sod rwy that was soft after a recent thaw, using…NTSB MKC84LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Chariton, IAThe acft lost power during takeoff and was forced to land in a muddy field. The CFI said he examined the fuel in a sightglass after refueling the acft and did not notice any water in the fuel. Later examination of the acft by FAA showed water in the fuel…NTSB MKC84LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU 2B-20 · Ames, IAThe acft landed in a crosswind on a snow and ice covered rwy. During landing, directional control was lost and the acft collided with a snowbank. The plt stated he attempted to use propeller reversing for braking and the acft started to slide to the left.NTSB MKC84LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Elkader, IAThe acft nosed over during landing on a snow-covered rwy after striking a snow drift. The plt said he did not see any tracks in the snow covered rwy but since there was no NOTAM closing the arpt he went ahead with a soft field landing. He said the snow…NTSB MKC84LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Marion, IAThe acft collided with a snowbank after swerving during takeoff. The swerve was started when the acft hit a windblown snowdrift which changed the acfts direction. After the collision the acfts nose gear collapsed and the left main gear retracted.