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NTSB investigations, 1985, IN

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 CHI86LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Rochester, INUpon takeoff and after reaching an altitude of approx ten feet the right side of the cowl became unlatched and whipped up into the airstream, blocking the pilots forward view and causing some control problems. He elected to abort the takeoff and ran off the…Dec 7, 1985 · N4155N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86FEX04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech E18S · Fort Wayne, INThe acft experienced a right eng fire during eng start. The plt reported the right eng would not start during the first attempt. During the second attempt at starting the eng, it started. While running the eng on the primer, the plt heard a loud bang and saw…Nov 24, 1985 · N46L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86FA031Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Washington Twp., INThe pilot and pax were returning from a xcountry flt. While on a long final approach the acft was witnessed to stall and fall off on the left wg. The acft then descended into a wooded area causing left wg separation and then impacted a creek bank. At the time…Nov 21, 1985 · N2170X · DestroyedNTSB CHI86LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Clinton, INBoth student plts were making an apch to the same rwy at the time. The Cessna 152 touched down and was in its landing roll when the Cessna 150 landed on top with its nose wheel and prop in the 152'S rear window.Oct 26, 1985 · N10769 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86LA016Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23.19 · Decatur, INThe student pilot on an unauthorized xcountry flt was attempting to ld on a 2600'-115' sod strip. On his fifth approach the 90 deg xwind drifted him into a tree line on the downwind side of the strip.Oct 24, 1985 · N5666S · DestroyedNTSB DCA86AA001Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportVickers Viscount VC-810 · Bloomington, INDrg an ILS to rwy 35, the apch was normal until the acft was aprx 100' abv the decision height, except there was condensation on the windshield. Touchdown was hard. A witness said the acft lndd aprx 1/3 of the way down the 5200' rwy. After lndg, with the…Oct 19, 1985 · N923RC · DestroyedNTSB CHI86FEX03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell H13G · Mccordsville, INThe helicopter rolled over after the main rotor blades contacted the terrain during an attempt to land from a hover. The plt had a student plt airplane certificate at the time of the accident.Oct 16, 1985 · N73550 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86FEX02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportHodson Midget Mustang · Evansville, INWitnesses reported seeing the plt performing aerobatics and flying low in an area near his parent's home. The acft was then seen to enter a steep right bank during which, witnesses stated, the eng sputtered and quit. The acft then pitched down and impacted…Oct 8, 1985 · N7C · DestroyedNTSB CHI86FEX01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Terre Haute, INThe acft rt main & nose gear collapsed during a forced landing after a power loss during takeoff. The student plt was at the controls when the eng quit at about 300 ft AGL. The CFI took the controls and turned left toward a taxiway for the landing. The acft…Oct 2, 1985 · N3768U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA382Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNavion 61G · Greenwood, INThe plt landed long on the 4000 ft asphalt rwy. He stated he was applying heavy braking when his foot slipped causing him to strike and advance the throttle. The acft rolled off the end of the rwy into a corn field.Sep 20, 1985 · N2359T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA381Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · West Lafayette, INThe plt reported the acft bounced twice on touchdown. The final touchdown was hard and the nose wheel separated. The nose gear strut dug into sod resulting in substantial damage to the acft.Sep 17, 1985 · N97855 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA380Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Bloomington, INThe piloted landed with an 80' left crosswind at 8 knots. During landing roll the wind picked up the left wing. The acft weathervaned into the wind & the right gear collapsed. The right wing was also damaged during the swerve.Sep 14, 1985 · N56349 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FET03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportVanbenthuysen John Bede BD-5B · Elkhart, INThe acft rolled inverted & collided with the ground after an overtemperature reading, an RPM loss and loss of airspeed were recognized by the plt during the recording of the takeoff. The plt had a portable recorder on board and was using it during the…Sep 14, 1985 · N23105 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA361Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Wabash, INThe student plt was on a planned 3 leg x-country. On the second leg, he became ill and was lost for about one hour. He did not refuel as he though enough fuel remained to return to Wabash. The eng stopped about 7 miles from Wabash. The acft nosed down in a…Aug 31, 1985 · N66550 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA335Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23A · Griffith, INThe preflight and takeoff were uneventful. Shortly after takeoff the plt experienced a partial pwr loss and discovered that he could not maintain level flt. He then performed a forced landing in a fld. Following the accident an FAA airworthiness inspector…Aug 4, 1985 · N6937Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA322Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152II · Indianapolis, INThe student plt lost directional control on rollout following a bounced landing. The CFI attempted to regain control but was not able to before the acft departed the rwy and nosed over.Jul 30, 1985 · N48241 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C33-A · Hobart, INThe eng lost complete pwr during cruise. The plt landed on a road and the acft collided with a pile of gravel. Fuel was found in both tanks, however, the bladder fuel tanks were found partially collapsed. The fuel cap 'o' rings were to be replaced but were…Jul 28, 1985 · N1CK · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Valparaiso, INThe acft nosed over during landing. The plt said that he made a wheel lndg and after the acft slowed to 20 mph the tail lifted and the acft nosed over.Jul 25, 1985 · N2071K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA311Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Culver, INThe student plt was attempting his first solo landing and had difficulty correcting for the crosswind. When he was over the threshold, he initiated a go-around. The acft drifted to the left of the rwy and collided with trees 200 ft from the rwy centerline.…Jul 23, 1985 · N32858 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA301Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G2A1 · Brook, INThe helicopter contacted the terrain in a flat attitude and rolled over during an autorotative landing. A witness stated an autorotation was entered at 800 ft AGL during which the plt made a 360 deg descending turn. An application of pwr was heard at an alt…Jul 20, 1985 · N1345A · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FA300Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Bainbridge, INThe acft was observed at about 300 ft AGL. It had just completed a turn with its wings level when it suddenly nosed over and entered a spin to ground impact.Jul 18, 1985 · N19293 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FEX04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportTexas Helicopter OH13E/M74 · Veedersburg, INThe acft was destroyed during a hard forced landing in a soybean fld following a loss of pwr. Inspection of the helicopter revealed the carburetor, fuel filter and fuel tank were void of fuel. The plt received received serious injuries during the accident and…Jul 17, 1985 · N10000 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FA258Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Merom, INThe aircraft was on a visual flight from fairfield Iowa to indianapolis, IN and was about 55 mautical miles south of course when the aircraft broke up in flight. The main wreckage, empennage, and outer wing sections landed within about a quarter of a mile of…Jun 28, 1985 · N39554 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Griffith, INOn the student's third approach, he was observed to flare the acft too high. The acft drifted off to the side of the rwy and nosed down until it collided with the ground.Jun 22, 1985 · N10239 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FEX03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Orleans, INDuring flt, the plt noted that the eng RPM dropped from 2500 to 2000. He could not restore the RPM. He then heard a loud noise from the eng compartment & the eng seized. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during an emerg landing in a corn field. A teardown of…Jun 20, 1985 · N7750N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA243Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 M · Decatur, INThe pilot landing rnwy 36 winds were 210 degrees, 12 knots gusts 18 knots stalled out high onthe wet on the wet sod runway the nose wheel dug in and then broke off the acft then nosed over inverted.Jun 16, 1985 · N8954V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FEX02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 310C · Greenfield, INWhile en route, the l eng suddenly lost power & would not restart, so the plt feathered the l prop. After letting it cool aprx 5 min, he tried restarting it again, but still was unable. He stated he thought he then secured (feathered) the l eng. The plt…Jun 9, 1985 · N1773H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-T · Rochester, INWhen the plt reduced power & flared, the acft touched down short of the rwy. The acft sustained substanitial damage when the landing gear struck the edge of the raised rwy surface.Jun 5, 1985 · N777YR · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · Marion, INShortly after takeoff, the plt discovered that the elevator controls were jammed & pitch changes could only be made with elevator trim & power. An emerg landing was made using the trim, but the plt was unable to flare the acft at landing speed. The acft…Jun 1, 1985 · N6787R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FET02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Nappanee, INThe acft nosed over during a forced landing in a field following a loss of pwr on initial climb from a touch & go landing. Post accident inspection revealed the throttle lever could rotate on the throttle shaft despite the attaching bolts being tight and…May 25, 1985 · N15074 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA213Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportHughes 369E · Indianapolis, INAs the helicopter was on downwind for the heliport, the plt experienced an pwr interruption and eventually a eng failure. He was attempting an autorotation to railroad tracks when he saw wires. He managed to miss the wires but by doing so he expended the…May 25, 1985 · N5219A · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Valparaiso, INAcft contacted a ditch following a loss of directional control during landing roll. Plt reported, 'more experience in handling crosswinds' could have prevented the accident.May 22, 1985 · N8521N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA202Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-12D · Michigan City, INShortly after takeoff the acft experienced a total loss of power & made an emerg landing into a corn field. Investigation disclosed that there was no gas in the carburetor. The plt stated that there was about 10 gals in the acft prior to takeoff. No fuel was…May 19, 1985 · N44345 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Terre Haute, INThe plt was practicing touch-&-go landings on rwy 13, then elected to make another on rwy 5. He stated that the gear was extended on downwind & a safe gear indication was received. However, the acft was landed with the gear retracted. The plt stated that…May 7, 1985 · N29CP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FET01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 M · Valparaiso, INThe plt departed the griffith arpt on a local flt & proceeded to two other arpts to practice landings. He flew to the starke county arpt & made 5 or 6 landings, then went to the porter county arpt. After the 5th touch-&-go, he prepared to takeoff by…May 3, 1985 · N23388 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FEX01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 404 · Indianapolis, INThe right prop struck a person who was loading freight onto the acft. The plt reported that he had started the right eng to bring it up to operating temp to deforst the windscreen. He stated the eng had been running for aprx 3 minutes when he felt something…May 2, 1985 · N68103 · No damageNTSB CHI85LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts Pitts S2B · Indianapolis, INThe acft performed 4 aileron rolls during which some alt was lost with each roll. During the final roll a wing made ground contact and folded as the acft slid to a stop.Apr 28, 1985 · N260JH · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA165Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Worthington, INThe acft stalled and crashed in a fld after the plt declared an emergency stating he was losing pwr on the right eng and he could not maintain alt. At 1405 EST, the acft was told to contact hulman apch with instructions to descend to 3000 ft MSL. The mode c…Apr 15, 1985 · N8007Y · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310B · Shelbyville, INWhen the gear was extended during the apch, a down & locked indication was not obtained. The plt made several attempts to lock the gear down, using both the electrical & manual systems, but was unable. After touchdown, the right main gear collapsed. The acft…Apr 8, 1985 · N5471A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA157Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Muncie, INThe plt took off at 1125 EST after receiving a wx briefing. While en route, the forecast wx for the destn bcm worse & a SIGMET (1E) was issued. At 1444, the plt contacted ft wayne fss & had his VFR flt plan extndd 1 hr. He neither requestednor received…Apr 7, 1985 · N35592 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FA153Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech N35 · La Porte, INThe thousand hour plus instrument rated plt filed IFR into a known area of three and four level thunderstorms. While being drct by ATC it was noted that headings flown were very erratic. When questioned by ATC the pilot replied 'stand by'. Shortly afterward…Apr 5, 1985 · N9429Y · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Richmond, INWhile on a solo training flt the student plt allowed the acft to bounce during touchdown. The acft then became airborne & stalled while several feet above the rwy. During the ensuing hard landing the nose gear strut collapsed & the acft veered to the left…Mar 29, 1985 · N48241 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20-125 · Zionsville, INThe plt stated that she flared slightly high upon landing, causing the acft to bounce. Once the acft was on the ground again it began to drift to the left side of the rwy. To correct for this drift, the plt applied right rudder, however, she overcorrected…Mar 25, 1985 · N7629K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Flora, INPilot dept danville, IL no flt plan for indianapolis, IN enroute he encountered IFR conditions and reversed course. The pilot then lost all electrical power on acft. Flying north, pilot saw Flora muni thru breaks in overcast. Pumped gear down and only…Mar 23, 1985 · N732RX · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Portland, INUpon landing the nose gear was down & locked, but both main gear collapsed. The plt was not certain if a down & locked indication was received before touchdown. During a gear retraction/extension test after the accident, the gear operated normally. Also, the…Mar 17, 1985 · N9584B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA139Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Angola, INThe pilot departed into adverse weather conditions. During flight the acft began to accumulate structural icing. The pilot elected to continue on & eventually decided to land at Angola, IN. During final turn the pilot selected 10 degrees of flaps. The acft…Mar 13, 1985 · N3974W · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Angola, INThe plt of the acft began to have difficulty holding alt shortly after level-off at 6000 ft MSL. He stated that it sounded like the eng was flooding. He began a forced descent to the nearest suitable airfield and crossed over the NDB for that field at 3000 ft…Mar 4, 1985 · N6173U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Lebanon, INThe non-instrument rated plt made a forced landing in a muddy fld due to a low fuel state and IFR conditions. The acft nosed over upon touchdown. There was no record found of the plt having received a wx briefing.Mar 2, 1985 · N36TD · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Frankton, INDuring a setup for a practice stall the solo student pilot retarded the throttle, raised the nose slightly and applied carb heat. He believed he was losing airspeed too quickly so he then reapplied full power. At this point the engine rpms dropped to 5 or…Feb 26, 1985 · N5394M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrantly Helicopter B-2 · Huntingburg, INThe acft experienced a partial power loss and made a hard autorotative lndg during a training flt. Investigation of the eng revealed mistiming of the left mag. The eng during tests also ran hot until the addition of a cooling shroud. The other significant…Feb 18, 1985 · N511R · Substantial damage