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NTSB investigations, 1985, 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\") = 1985
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ME' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC86LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Bangor, METhe acft experienced and eng pwr loss on the return leg of a x-country solo instructional flt. Carb heat was applied and Bangor apch control was notified of the eng problem. The plts attempts to restart the eng failed and a landing was made in a fld where the…Oct 27, 1985 · N69127 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86FA030Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna C-182N · Winterport, METhe acft departed bangor under special VFR dur to low ceilings. A witness saw the acft fly under powerlines that crossed a river and disappear behind trees. There was no indication of an accident. 22 day later, the acft was located 150 ft south from the…Oct 10, 1985 · N9005G · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Canada Falls Lk, MECessna 172, a floatplane encountered a wind gust while landing on water. In an attempt to compensate for the wind. One of the wings contacted the water surface.Sep 25, 1985 · N54103 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA85AA035Accident · 8 fatalFinal reportBeech 99 · Auburn, MEDrg arr, aprx 12 mi south of the final apch fix (faf), flt 1808 was clrd for an ILS rwy 4 apch. Aprx 3 min later, ATC controller (ctlr) noted acft was tracking east of the localizer (LOC) course. He asked if the flt was rcvg the ILS LOC. Capt replied 'not yet…Aug 26, 1985 · N300WP · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-95 · Millinocket, METhe plt reported that he was departing from south twin lake in winds that were from 270 deg at 12 gusting 20 KTS. After the acft lifted off the water, he started a slight turn. He stated that at about that time, a gust of wind simultaneously lifted the nose &…Aug 21, 1985 · N3287Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA206Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C150 · Eliot, MEAircraft collided with trees when the aircraft stalled during an attempted go around. The student pilot was on his first solo supervised flight. On landing he came in long and prior to the wheels touching down, power was added. However during the climb, with…Aug 10, 1985 · N714NC · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182C · West Lebanon, METhe acft nosed over after overrunning the airstrip following a loss of pwr. The plt reported the eng began running rough and the application of carb heat did not increase the pwr. During the landing apch the eng began runnin rougher and about 1/2 of the…Jul 27, 1985 · N8951T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206D · Limerick, MEDuring the short field approach, as the aircraft passed over the tree line, the sink rate suddenly increased. The pilot applied power and increased the pitch but the aircraft touching down hard and bounced. A second touch down was made and as the nosewheel…Jul 23, 1985 · N8789Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Sidney, MEAccording to the plt, the acft was on step and in indicating about 45 KTS airspeed. It then encountered a boat wake and began flying. The acft porpoised 2 or 3 times and then collided with the water in an estimated 10 to 15 deg nose down attitude. The pwr was…Jul 21, 1985 · N6668L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FNC05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBarnes AX7 · Gorham, METhe pilot took off with three passengers in a hot air balloon. There was an unforecast wind change with an increase in velocity. This change in wind direction and velocity precluded the ability to make a landing and keep the basket upright. When the basket…Jul 17, 1985 · N15314 · No damageNTSB NYC85LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Old Town, MEDuring a pwr off landing, the instructor noticed that the airspeed was low. The instructor applied full pwr; however, the acft stalled and the plt was unable to recover the acft prior to coming in contact with the water.Jun 12, 1985 · N82126 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FA136Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna C172P · Fryeburg, METhe acft crashed in an uncontrolled attitude near the rwy from which it had recently departed. There was a 40 degree down swath cut through the trees to a crater in the ground. The engine was removed from the crash site and examined and nothing was found to…May 28, 1985 · N53809 · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA106Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Blue Hill, METhe plt reported that shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 150 ft AGL, the left wing stalled. The acft then entered a spin and contacted the terrain in an approximate 45 deg nose down attitude.Apr 16, 1985 · N9445U · DestroyedNTSB NYC85LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23A · Waterville, METhe owner of the acft was a student plt with only 10.7 hrs total time, of which, 8.1 hrs were dual instruction. He was on a flt with a private plt occupying the right front seat, who reportedly was aboard as a passenger. The owner/student stated that the eng…Feb 17, 1985 · N2234L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA058Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Silver Lake, METhe acft stalled and contacted the ground while maneuvering during the initial takeoff climb. The plt reported that the acft became airborne following a short takeoff ground run and upon reaching tree top level, the plt reported, 'we just mushed along.' The…Jan 30, 1985 · N1907B · Substantial damage