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NTSB investigations, 1983, OH

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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 CHI84LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Cincinnati, OHThe plt reported that he began a touch-and-go landing after a light twin acft took off. He stated that he did not have a clear recall of the complete procedure that he followed. However, after the acft reached an altitude of about 30 to 40 ft AGL, the stall…Dec 31, 1983 · N6600D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Hebron, OHThe plt reported that when he landed on an ice covered rwy, he delayed using brakes. When he did use the brakes, he was unable to decelerate sufficiently. He elected not to attempt a go-around, since there were tall trees near the end of the rwy. The acft…Dec 31, 1983 · N4506W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84FA058Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 207 · Put-In-Bay, OHThe plt & 3 passengers took off at night on an over water flt to an island in lake erie to provide help to a heart patient. No flt plan was filed & no record of a wx briefing was found. Reportedly, after takeoff, the acft disappeared in a cloud or haze. Also…Dec 10, 1983 · N208JP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84FA054Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 77 · Sidney, OHThe aircrew took off on an IFR flt from dayton to piqua & Sidney, OH to practice apch's, then they intended to return to dayton. The copilot stated that they entered the clouds at 700 to 800 ft AGL & he did not see the ground again on this flt. He reported…Dec 4, 1983 · N37253 · DestroyedNTSB CHI84IA052Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Columbus, OHDuring approach to Columbus, the B-727 was vectored to a final for rwy 28L & the C-421 cleared for a visual to rwy 31 with instructions to 'land short of two eight left...' After contacting the tower the plt of the C-421 was twice clearedto land on rwy 31…Nov 27, 1983 · N41097 · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB CHI84LA050Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Zanesville, OHAfter departing Zanesville, OH, the acft was at 2500 ft MSL when the eng began to 'knock'. The cockpit filed with smoke & the eng began to lose oil. The plt turned back to land at the arpt. He reported that the eng continued to run until the acft was about…Nov 25, 1983 · N41873 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Norwalk, OHThe acft made a hard landing while on a cross-country flt. The plt stated that he encountered turbulence below 3000 ft MSL. During the he encountered wind shear which caused him to drop 40 ft onto the rwy. The acft manual states that 'in high wind conditions…Nov 20, 1983 · N6159P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Columbus, OHThe plt stated that during the preflt, he visually checked the fuel & estemated that the left tank was aprx 1/4 full & the right tank was about 1/2 full. He made his pretakeoff checks, but stayed on the ground longer than normal to allow the oil to warm up.…Nov 18, 1983 · N8921P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Columbus, OHOn the return flt to Columbus, OH, the alternator warning light was on. After recycling the switch, the plt shut down all electrical equipment. During arrival at the destination, the plt put the gear handle down, but noted a dim unsafe gear light & a…Nov 5, 1983 · N6739U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Northfield, OHDuring takeoff, the acft collided with trees. According to the arpt manager, the acft was rotated prematurely during the takeoff & the plt flew the acft on the back side of the power curve until tree impact. Reportedly, there was no preimpact part failure or…Oct 16, 1983 · N8719A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlderfer Gyroplane · Hamilton, OHThe plt struck he made a normal takeoff & reached an alt of about 20 ft when he lowered the nose to gain airspeed. As he reached 30 ft the gyroplane rolled over & impacted the grass on the right of the rwy. The plt reported he had a strong gusty headwind…Oct 15, 1983 · N1388Q · DestroyedNTSB CHI84LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Elyria, OHDuring final the acft ballooned. The plt added power for a go-around but the acft settled to the rwy nose gear first. Gear, prop & firewall damage.Oct 10, 1983 · N94500 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Delaware, OHThe plt of American AA-1A, N9237L, departed the traffic pattern, while turning base, because of traffic taxing on the rwy. He re-enter the pattern on downwind & continued, but did not see a Piper PA-38, N2333B, that entered the pattern. The PA-38 pilot also…Oct 7, 1983 · N9237L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Cincinnati, OHThe acft collided wih a pole and mail boxes during a forced landing after fuel exhaustion. The pilot was unalbe to find blur ash arpt and asked for assistance from Cincinnati approach. When the arpt was located after over 6 hours of flt time,the acrt ran out…Oct 7, 1983 · N5728T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Lancaster, OHThe acft landed in a plowed field during an off arpt forced landing after power loss in the traffic pattern for landing. The arpt manager reported that when he reached the acft the carburetor heat was off. The pilot said she thought she usedit but was not…Oct 4, 1983 · N63425 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 320Q · Malinta, OHThe plt was on a night x-country flt to position the acft at defiance, OH. In the vicinity of Malinta, OH. Several witnesses heard and/or observed the acft circling for aprx 5 to 10 min. About 1/2 of those who heard the eng sounds saidthe engs were sputtering…Oct 4, 1983 · N7529Q · DestroyedNTSB CHI84LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Northfield, OHThe acft collided with trees after loss of power during initial climb. The engine reportedly lost power at about 50 ft AGL. During the descent the engine restarted but the acft was too low and slow to continue a climb out. The acft struck trees beyond the…Oct 3, 1983 · N34010 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · East Liverpool, OHThe plt stated that while landing on a downhill grass strip he touched down long. While attempting to apply brakes, the heel of his boot got caught under the rudder pedal & he was unable to stop the acft before it went off the end of the strip down a steep…Oct 1, 1983 · N4461M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA447Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Conneaut, OHThe plt reported that while descending near his destination, the eng stopped & started 3 or 4 times, then would not restart. Just prior to that, he noted the right fuel gage indicated 8 gal & the left gage indicated 2 gal. He then landed 'in the rough' on a…Sep 29, 1983 · N4511T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA434Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188A · Green Springs, OHTakeoff was on rwy 36. The reported winds at findlay, OH (32MI away) were 220 deg at 12 KTS gusting 19 KTS, with an OAT of 88 deg f. the plt stated that the acft rotated normally, cleared the trees, then kept settling & wouldn't climb any more. The plt made a…Sep 19, 1983 · N9969G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA431Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco AGC-8 · Hamilton, OHThe plt reported that he encountered gusty x-winds on final apch. According to him, a quartering tail wind was encountered after touchdown which pushed the acft on its nose. The acft skidded on its nose until it contacted sod at the edge of the rwy, then…Sep 18, 1983 · N2312 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA426Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrandt Pitts S-1C · Hamilton, OHThe acft went off the rwy and nosed over during landing. The weather was VMC and the wind was from 010 degrees at 7 KTS.the landing was on rwy 29. The pilot stated that during the landing the acft bounced about a ft into the air and that heapplied forward…Sep 13, 1983 · N99JB · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA414Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Waynesville, OHThe plt reported that while in the traffic pattern to land, he slipped the acft on downwind, and again on final apch, to lose altitude. Also, he stated that the right control wheel had hit an attache' case on the right seat & the apch was not good, so he…Sep 5, 1983 · N2562N · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA399Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Columbia Sta., OHAccording to the non-rated plt, he was on downwind to land when he applied carburetor heat, then the eng RPM began to decrease. He stated that he pushed the throttle forward, but got no response from the eng. He further stated that the acft continued to lose…Aug 30, 1983 · N3540S · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA390Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Cadiz, OHThe plt elected to takeoff on an upsloping rwy since the wind was favorable for its direction. However, the temp was 84 degs, the elevation was 1174 ft & there was a hill beyond the end of the rwy. Additionally, the acft was loaded to near its maximum gross…Aug 21, 1983 · N2835X · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-172 · Lowell, OHThe acft collided with the ground during an attempted short field takeoff. While initiating a short field takeoff, the acft become airborne prematurely, veered to the left, struck corn stalks in a field along side the runway. The acft ground looped nose first…Aug 8, 1983 · N12640 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA366Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRockwell 114 · Richmond, OHThe acft was borrowed by the pilot to give a friend a familiarization flt in a retractable landing gear acft. The acft was observed by campers as it performed a stall and recovery. A 2nd stall was done but this time the acft entered a spin and after at least…Aug 7, 1983 · N4778W · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA361Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · New Lexington, OHAccording to the pilot, during landing roll he applied brakes to maintain directional control. He heard a loud noise and experienced right brake failure. The acft veered left and came to rest in trees at the rnwy edge. Exam of the acft revealed the brake…Aug 5, 1983 · N29957 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83IA360Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA31-310 · Mount Vernon, OHOn final approach both engines failed. The pilot elected to land intentional gear up short of therunway. Less than 1 pint of fuel was found on board.Aug 4, 1983 · N9135Y · Minor damageNTSB CHI83LU006Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportFisher 101 · Grover Hill, OHThe plt reported that after takeoff, he started a left turn. While climbing thru aprx 300 ft AGL, he lost aileron control. Reportedly, the ultralight vehicle was destroyed during a forced landing in a soybean field. The plt reported that the aileron cables…Aug 2, 1983 · UNREG · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA344Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Elyria, OHDuring arrival, the plt could not contact anyone at the destination arpt UNICOM, so he elected to land on rwy 7. The wind at that time was from 190 deg at 11 knots. On the landing roll, the acft reportedly fishtailed. Subsequently, the left main gear…Aug 1, 1983 · N70498 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA337Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Youngstown, OHWhile on a x-country flt, the eng lost power before the acft arrived at the destination arpt. The plt switched fuel tanks, turned on the boost pump & restarted the eng, but aprx 1 min later power was lost again. There was insufficient altitude to glide to the…Jul 28, 1983 · N4260T · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA329Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Springfield, OHThe plt reported he had taken on a 30 lb chemical load & 45 lbs of fuel in the left tank after landing on a nurse truck. He took off again. About 10 min later, after spraying the load, the boost pump failure light illuminated. The plt turned into the wind &…Jul 21, 1983 · N81HF · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83AA326Accident · 6 fatalFinal reportAero Commander 685 · Cleveland, OHWhile turning from downwind to base leg, the acft was observed descending rapidly in a steep bank. Witnesses reported smoke was trailing from the acft. The acft crashed in an industrial area. An exam of the right eng revealed that the exhaust-to-turbo…Jul 20, 1983 · N3711T · DestroyedNTSB CHI83FA324Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Youngstown, OHDuring an IFR flt, the acft was leveled at 13,000 ft & the power was set at 18 inches manifold pressure & 2300 RPM. Aprx 5 min later, the right eng began to surge to 3000 RPM & almost 'pegged.' The plt attempted to control the right propeller. Finally, the…Jul 19, 1983 · N54072 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA304Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-140 · Middle Bass Isl, OHThe acft collided with wires during a go-around attempt. The pilot reported that as he approached at about 10-15 ft AGL some people walked onto the rwy. He added full power and while gaining control of the acft it collided with the wires and crashed into the…Jul 10, 1983 · N33544 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing B75 · Cincinnati, OHThe acft collided with a ditch during landing roll and nosed down. The weather was VMC with the wind from 020 degrees AT6 KTS. The plt landed on rwy 24. About 1500 ft from the threshold the acft veered off the rwy and hit the ditch. The pltattributed the loss…Jul 10, 1983 · N75849 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA301Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Columbus, OHAbout 1 1/2 min after taking off, the acft was climbing thru aprx 1400 ft AGL when the eng lost most of its power, sputtered, and shortly thereafter quit running altogether. The plt switched fuel tank & tried to restart the eng but was unable. The plt was…Jul 8, 1983 · N39487 · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA296Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-150 · Kelleys Island, OHThe acft lost power on takeoff and collided with trees about 1/4 mile off the end of the rwy. The pilot said he prefltedand removed about 1/2 ounce of water from each tank, none from the gascolator. Inspection after the accident revealed water in the…Jul 5, 1983 · N5782W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA291Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Rogers, OHThe acft collided with trees immediately after takeoff. The acft was 20 lbs under max gross weight. Density alt was 2,500 ft.Jul 3, 1983 · N8914C · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA286Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Dayton, OHThe acft collided with equipment when landing on a closed rwy at night. The plt of N4929V called Dayton approach regarding landing at Dayton general but did not receive info that the fld was closed. Another acft called ATC at about this time, without…Jul 2, 1983 · N4929V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA278Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Germantown, OHThe acft struck a fence during takeoff. The plt said he rotated too soon and was unable to remain airborne. When the acft collided with the fence it cartwheeled, resulting in engine separation and near separation of the empennage. The wind was reported as…Jun 24, 1983 · N22521 · DestroyedNTSB CHI83FA279Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSmith, Ted Aerostar 601A · Celina, OHWhen the plt arrived at the destination arpt, there was construction on the rwy, about 2500 ft from the apch end. He contacted UNICOM & was advised that the rwy was closed, but was told he could land on the grass beside the rwy. The plt responded that the…Jun 24, 1983 · N727NM · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA274Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Wadsworth, OHThe CFI said the student pilot tried to correct for a gust of wind. After the acft turned 30 0R 40 degrees the CFI took control. During the go-around the right wing contacted the ground and the acft cartwheeled.Jun 21, 1983 · N714NN · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA267Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-161 · Cambridge, OHThe acft collided with the ground during a night flt after the plt encountered weather according to the radio transmissions to cleveland center. His statements were 'what have you got me into' and 'what are we into here' when asked by cleveland if he was into…Jun 20, 1983 · N2405U · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Youngstown, OHThe plt had not obtained a wx briefing, but had gotten info from another company plt who had flown into the destination arpt earlier. During arrival, he could see the rotating beacon & rwy lights thru some fog & elected to make a visual apch. At aprx 75 ft…Jun 19, 1983 · N995H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Bryan, OHThe acft main landing gear collapsed during landing. The nose gear never came down. The pilot stated the approach was long and flat. The 'stall warning beeped a couple times. On flare horn came on.' The landing gear was tested for extension/retraction with no…Jun 16, 1983 · N9299Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Strongville, OHThe acft collided with trees at the departure end of the runway during an aborted takeoff. The instructor pilot who was doing a demonstration flt stated that 'the acft rotated to a normal climb attitude but did not climb out of ground effect. After electing…Jun 12, 1983 · N24802 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-181 · Plain City, OHThe acft collided with poles after overrunning the rwy during a landing on a training flt. The approach was made into the sun on rwy 28. The CFI said that by the time he saw the landing was long it was too late to go-around. The acft ran off the departure end…Jun 8, 1983 · N28906 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA246Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Dayton, OHThe plt stated he was aware of the displaced threshold due to barriers across the approach end of the rwy. After clearing the last barrier he felt the acft start to fall. He nosed over & added power but the nose gear struck the rwy first. The firewall &…Jun 5, 1983 · N715HR · Substantial damage