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NTSB investigations, 1983, 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\") = 1983
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ME' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC84LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Belfast, METhe acft lost power during takeoff and landed in the trees. The student plt was on his second solo flt. The loss of power occurred at about 700 ft. an attempt to land on an old closed rwy failed and the plt tried to go around but the engine quit completely…Dec 18, 1983 · N8795U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Great Pond, METhe plt stated that he was going hunting in a bog with a stream running thru the area. Reportedly, he was making a low pass to check for rocks in the stream before landing when a deer jumped up beside the float plane. He stated that he was watching to see…Nov 24, 1983 · N1473C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Eliot, METhe acft nosed over during a forced landing in soft earth after the engine quit during takeoff. This acft had been scheduled for a flt on 11/13 but due to water in the fuel it was not used. The acft fuel was drained and replaced and the acft was test flown.…Nov 14, 1983 · N704UG · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA260Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Livermore Falls, METhe acft collided with trees during a go-around at night in a ground fog. The plt had called his wife and discussed the weather. He decided on an alternate arpt if the weather created problems. He had flown into bowman field many times at night and knew the…Oct 1, 1983 · N2429D · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA213Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Rangeley, METhe pilot stated that a downdraft was encountered on the approach and in adding power to counteract, the airspeed increased over the threshold as the downdraft subsided. The acft floated 1/3 down the 2700 ft rwy and the remaining 1800FT was insufficient to…Aug 15, 1983 · N39934 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FNC11Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Fort Kent, MEAfter aprx 10 min of flt, the eng lost power & the plt made an emergency landing in a potatoe field. During the landing, the float plane was substantially damaged. A large quantity of water was found in the fuel tanks.Aug 13, 1983 · N7693S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA204Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Wiscasset, METhe acft was observed taking off on a foggy night with a low overcast sky condition. Shortly after taking off, the plane was observed to turn at low alt, then enter a nose down attitude. The acft crashed & the non-instrument rated plt & passenger were fatally…Aug 7, 1983 · N193H · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FNC10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA 28 181 · Baxter State Pk, METhe pilot does not recall any details of the flight after departing montreal. The wreckage was not recovered nor examined.Aug 6, 1983 · CGPJX · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Millinocket, MEAfter a solo x-country flt, the plt misjudged the landing flare & landed on the nose wheel. The acft bounced at least twice. The prop, nosewheel & crankshaft was damaged.Jul 26, 1983 · N5357P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FNC08Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172L · Moose River, METhe plt reported that he encountered wind shear & stalled on final approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, then the plane settled and bounced again. He reported that he attempted to go around, but could not get the acft to accelerate to climb speed.…Jul 14, 1983 · N3821Q · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FA172Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, METhe acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual…Jul 11, 1983 · N42847 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FNC03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · Vinalhaven, METhe acft crashed following a water takeoff from a small Lake. The pilot and witnesses stated that for approximately two hours before departure an attempt was made to remove water from the tail section of the acft. The water had accumulated due to a missing…May 25, 1983 · N5015L · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180H · Greenville, METhe wx was estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 ft overcast when the flt departed Greenville at 1820. Horseshoe pond is 1,500 ft MSL & surrounded by 2,700 ft mountains. As the acft approached the pass the pond was visible. However a south wind prevailed & fog had…May 20, 1983 · N9052M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech Sport · Bangor, METhe acft ran off the runway and collapsed the landing gear during landing. The student pilot had made 7 successful landings. On this final landing a gust of wind blew the acft across the runway and the pilot lost direction control. The acft went off the left…May 19, 1983 · N24687 · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LNC02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Johnson Pond, METhe acft lifted off from the surface of Johnson Pond and was climbing over trees when the plt made a sharp turn and the acft struck a tree. The acft then impacted the ground and was destroyed by impact and fire.May 15, 1983 · N1241E · DestroyedNTSB NYC83FNC01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportQuickie Q-2 · Norridgewock, METhe new home-built acft had no previous flt time. After making preparations, the plt taxied to rwy 33 for high speed taxi runs with runway lift-offs. On the first high speed run, he lifted off to about 20 ft AGL, then landed back on the rwy. He reported that…Mar 14, 1983 · N298P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA061Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Alton, METhe pax stated that the fuselage & right wing tanks contained automotive fuel. The eng was warmed up an estimated 30 minprior to takeoff. The acft was observed to lift off about 1/2 way down the 1600 ft strip. At about 30-40 ft the acft began a right banking…Jan 30, 1983 · N95176 · Destroyed