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NTSB investigations, 1982, ME

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\") = 1982
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ME' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC83FA004Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTed Smith 601P · Augusta, MEPilot lost control of his aircraft during low altitude maneuvers to align the aircraft for landing. The low ceiling and rising terrain around the airport influenced the pilots decisions to make tight turns at low altitude. The aircraft was stalled and rolled…Oct 29, 1982 · N90439 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83IA013Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Augusta, METhe student and flight instructor (CFI) of Cessna 172, N5742T, started to taxi while the student and CFI of Piper JC3-65, N25973, were landing. The Cessna aircrew saw the Piper land and turn off onto the same taxiway that they were on, but from the opposite…Oct 25, 1982 · N25973 · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB NYC82DA233Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 205A · Augusta, MEOn landing, a severe drag on the left landing gear overcame pilot's attempted corrections. The aircraft went off the runway, down an embankment and overturned. The left brake locked, due to corrosion of carrier pins.Sep 17, 1982 · N4868U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA225Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172K · Vinalhaven, METhe engine lost power at 100 feet of altitude after takeoff. The pilot found by pumping the throttle, he could regain some power. The aircraft collided with trees and came to rest on the ground. The mixture control cable had separated about one inch from it…Sep 11, 1982 · N84220 · DestroyedNTSB NYC82FA208Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportErco 415C · Carthage, METhe aircraft was observed flying at low altitude during which the engine sounds ceased. The aircraft stalled and descended vertically to the ground.Aug 24, 1982 · N3728H · DestroyedNTSB NYC82FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180H · Porter, METhe acft was taking off from a pond which is about 4,200 ft at its longest length. A power line extends across the pond about 2,000 ft from the south end. The acft was observed to takeoff to the north remaining on the water while passing under the wires. The…Aug 11, 1982 · N2800T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA185Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · Wiscasset, METhe student pilot was making an approach and was low and slow. By the time the instructor took over the aircraft the recovery was slow and the aircraft touched down in rough terrain 500 feet short of the runway. The nose gear snapped offduring landing.Aug 7, 1982 · N8476B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DNC12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBoeing PT-17 · Hamlin, METhe pilot departed a private strip with 150 gallons of water mixed with fungicide and insecticide. After takeoff, he turned and began climbing over rising terrain. The terrain sloped upward from a river, rising about 400 ft. the pilot reported that he failed…Jul 31, 1982 · N1344M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNC11Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportFirefly 7 · Winslow, MEWhile descending to land in an open field, the balloon began drifting towards high powerlines. In an attempt to avoid a collision, the pilot fired the burner approximately nine times, using short blasts of the burner. The balloon failed to gain altitude and…Jul 20, 1982 · N4041P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA150Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172N · Millinocket, MEAfter takeoff at about 50 ft AGL the plt reached down to recover his watch which had fallen to the floor. At the same time the pax accidently pushed forward on the other wheel causing the acft to hit the water & nose over. The acft sank &was not recovered.Jul 11, 1982 · N1302FNTSB NYC82DA173Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 150L · Shapleigh, METhe pilot departed on a cross-country flight from jackman, ME to rochester, NH and return. Prior to takeoff, the fuel tanks were topped off. During the preflight, the left fuel gauge was found to be "pinned" at the full position and was inoperative. After…Jun 27, 1982 · N11457 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA132Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Presque Isle, MEDuring a cross-country flight the pilot made two stops to avoid a slow moving front, the pilot stated he reached the destination later than planned and departed with less fuel on board than planned. The engine quit during the return flight. A forced landing…Jun 27, 1982 · N9592J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA127Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182H · Fort Fairfield, METhe pilot stated that the aircraft was slow to accelerate in loose gravel at the beginning of the takeoff roll. He reported that he rotated for takeoff before reaching his abort point about 1000 ft down the 2100 ft runway. He stated that the aircraft was not…Jun 18, 1982 · N8558S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA112Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172P · Greenville, METhe pilot reported that during takeoff, there was a partial loss of engine power after the float plane had climbed about 200 to 300 ft. carburetor heat was applied, but there was no immediate effect. The pilot reported that after the plane started to settle,…Jun 1, 1982 · N52178 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FA091Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Sanford, MEA Piper PA-28, N81029, and a Cessna 172P, N53442, were approaching to land on runway 14, when they collided about 1000 ft from the threshold. The pilot of the Piper stated that he had entered the traffic pattern and began to explain the mechanics of the…May 12, 1982 · N53442 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNC09Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna U206 · Millinocket, MEBefore departing smith pond, Maine, the pilot checked the fuel and estimated he had between 30 and 40 gallons on board. He flew to waterville, then to katachdine lake, and was on the next leg of the flight when the engine lost power. He switched tanks and the…May 6, 1982 · N60166 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNC05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 210 · Carrabassett, MEDuring a straight-in approach to runway 35, the aircraft touched down short of the threshold. It decelerated rapidly in deep packed snow, slid over a snow bank, and came to rest on the paved runway. The nosewheel collapsed and the pilot suffered serious head…Mar 14, 1982 · N3942Y · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNC04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAeronca 7EC · New Gloucester, METhe pilot flew the ski equipped aircraft to a frozen lake where he met two friends who were ice fishing. Later, after he visited with his friends and had given each of them a ride in the aircraft, the pilot took off again. After takeoff, the pilot turned back…Feb 14, 1982 · N4393C · Destroyed