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NTSB investigations, 1983, OR

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 SEA84LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA18-A · Rome, ORThe acft nosed over in the snow during an enroute landing while on a cross country. The plt had landed at this arpt a week before. In the meanwhile there had accumulated 14 inches of snow on the rwy. During the rollout in this snow the acft suddenly stopped…Dec 29, 1983 · N1829A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-391B · Hood River, ORAccording to FAA inspectors, the plt made a hi speed turnoff onto a taxiway after landing & ground looped the acft. The plt stated that the right brake failed, the acft rolled off the rwy into mud & the plane spun 270 deg to the left. However, the right brake…Nov 19, 1983 · N4431U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA022Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Oregon City, ORThe plt, who was an a & p mechanic, had just installed an eng that had been overhauled by someone else. He reported that the pretakeoff & run-up checks were normal. At aprx 250 to 300 ft AGL, during takeoff, the eng began to shake violently & lost power. The…Nov 18, 1983 · N6054G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F28F · Hillsboro, ORThe acft did a hard landing during autorotation after the engine ran rough and quit at 250 ft AGL during takeoff. The pilot had leaned the mixture, he said, prior to takeoff and he was not sure if he pushed the mixture to full rich when the engine started to…Nov 15, 1983 · N8622U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · 4nm W Of Boring, ORThe acft collided with 3 major objects, a tree, a house and a motor home during an attempted go-around. The pilot had attempted a landing on a soft short dirt road near his home. The length of the road was 462 ft. he landed 74 ft short ofmarkers at the…Nov 8, 1983 · N53079 · DestroyedNTSB SEA84LA018Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-125 · Bandon, ORThe plt & a flt instructor (CFI) were on a local flt for a biennial flt review. During a simulated forced landing, the acft was allowed to develop a high rate of sink. The CFI stated that they encountered a low level wind shear near the rwy & touched down…Nov 5, 1983 · N885A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 212 · Coos Bay, ORThe helicopter snagged a cable with its skid during takeoff and rolled over. The acft had landed for fuel and was takingoff after refueling when a cable attached to a fertilizer dispencer caught on the helicopter's skid. The acft rolled to the right and…Oct 20, 1983 · N82W · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom 280C · Portland, ORAccording to the plt, he had made a right turn into the wind after lift-off & had just cleared a fence at 40 to 50 ft AGL, when he began to lose power. He then turned to the right to clear power lines. Since the helicopter did not have enough room to clear…Oct 9, 1983 · N222NT · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Gleneden Beach, ORAccording to the plt, he arrived at an unlighted arpt on a dark night. After making 2 passes over the arpt to identify the rwy & landmarks, he made an apch to land. The acft touched down with aprx 1/3 of the 3000 ft rwy remaining. The plt initiated a missed…Sep 23, 1983 · N737YD · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · La Grande, ORThe acft made a hard landing during an aborted takeoff. The pilot stated that after takeoff he thought he could not clear the trees at the departure end of the rwy. He closed the throttle and attempted to re-land his acft. During touchdown on the rough dirt…Sep 21, 1983 · N9496U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA175Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S-1S · Madras, ORThe acft collided with the ground while performing low level aerobatics over the arpt. The pilot stated that was practicing a low level pass over the arpt and that while rolling he felt the acft was not responding correctly. He said his rate of descent was…Aug 13, 1983 · N8067 · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Baker, ORThe pilot said the acft veered 180 degrees, hit a depression and then the left wing struck the ground. The pilot was landing on rwy 30 which was closed for resurfacing. The x's had been moved 50 ft off the centerline of the rwy. The acft left landing gear…Aug 10, 1983 · N14332 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Grants Pass, ORThe acft ran off the departure end of the rwy during a forced landing following engine failure during a touch and go landing. The nosewheel struck a mound of dirt and the acft nosed over. The acft had reached 40 ft AGL and 70 mph when the engine lost power…Aug 7, 1983 · N60754 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FU008Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPterodactyl Ptravler · Grants Pass, ORThe ultralight collided with the terrain in an uncontrolled descent after a takeoff during air taxi practice. The two prospective buyers were taking turns taxiing the vehicle while being instructed by the owner. One of the prospects during his 2nd taxi run…Aug 7, 1983 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Klamath Falls, ORThe acft dragged a wing in a lake and cartwheeled during an aerial application maneuver. The pilot said he had turned away from the field he was spraying to remove the bugs from his windshield. The acfts wing struck a lake surface in the turn, cartwheeled and…Aug 5, 1983 · N6664Q · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182E · Agness, ORThe pilot said that he overflew the rwy twice to look for cattle. On the third approach during short final cattle began crossing the rwy in use. The pilot maneuvered to use the other rwy and stalled at about 25 ft AGL. Due to the acft's low alt & high…Aug 2, 1983 · N2840Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Sheridan, ORThe acft lost power on final approach to land and made contact with a fence short of the rwy and nosed over. During preflt the pilot had omitted checking the fuel with a fuel strainer because he did not have one. During inspection the carburetor was found to…Jul 30, 1983 · N6386B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA156Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFinamore KR-2 · Hillsboro, ORThe acft lost power at about 100 ft AGL during takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing straight ahead into a grain field. The high vegetation caused enough drag on the landing gear to nose the acft over. Examination of the engine revealed that the high…Jul 22, 1983 · N3382F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · John Day, ORThe rotorcraft pitched up, yawed right, made 180 degree turnand landed hard after the pilot experienced sunglare during initial climb. The pilot stated that while departing the grass strip for aerial application, the sun burst from behind acloud & blinded him…Jul 13, 1983 · N2202F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 205-A1 · John Day, ORThe plt stated that before starting his takeoff, he hovered for aprx 20 min to get the helicopter's weight to where the acft would hover out of ground effect. The takeoff was begun with a climb speed of 45 KTS; however, the helicopter collided with trees. The…Jul 6, 1983 · N1347N · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FU006Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAmerican Aerolights Eagle XL · Happy Valley, ORThe ultralight collided with the terrain while maneuvering during an airshow. According to witnesses, the pilot had just executed a touch-and-go landing and commenced a climbing 180 degree left turn to downwind in what was described as a wingover type…Jul 4, 1983 · UNREG · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FA141Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMonnett - Larsen Moni · Albany, ORThe home built, powered glider was being flown on a local test flight. According to witnesses, the acft was in unpowered flt (gliding) when it entered a descent & crashed. At about the same time it began descending, they observed something separate from the…Jun 30, 1983 · N83GL · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FA139Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q II · Near Peak, ORThe acft collided with rising terrain as the pilot tried unsuccessfully to avoid the trees and ridges. The two rear seatpassengers reported that they flew up a canyon at about 6500 ft MSL. The ridges on either side were as high as the acft. The pilot was seen…Jun 29, 1983 · N759XP · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F28A · Lebanon, ORThe helicopter was damaged in a roll-over during a forced landing on a soft plowed field. The pilot stated that he was checking another company pilot and in doing so he abruptly reduced power to simulate engine failure. A total loss of power occurred. The…Jun 27, 1983 · N9240 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FYM07Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Silverton, ORThe acft landing gear collapsed during a forced landing after an engine failure. The acft had climbed to 1000 ft AGL after takeoff when the pilot switched the fuel selector to the right fuel tank. Immediately the engine quit and switching back to the left…Jun 27, 1983 · N6205M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Rome, ORThe acft struck a rock during landing and damaged the landing gear. The pilot was on a fishing trip and landed initiallyon a gravel bar. He decided to move the acft to a longer plateau because of increasing density altitude. Upon landing inthis open field the…Jun 26, 1983 · N4436D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FA133Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportGarlick UH-1B/204 · Fossil, ORThe helicopter collided with a dead tree and crashed while conducting a spray run on an aerial application mission. The pilot said that the dawn light conditions made the obtacle hard to see. In the attempt to clear the tree the spray boom made contact and…Jun 24, 1983 · N5598G · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA130Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 337B · Dayton, ORThe pilot stated he was demonstrating a 'steep letdown' to his passenger from about 3200 MSL. The descent was with full flaps, landing gear extended and power off on both engines. At about 1200 MSL the pilot leveled off and added power and had none on the…Jun 20, 1983 · N5479S · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Cascade Locks, ORThe acft collided with a guard rail after making a forced landing on a highway during a student solo cross-country flight. The flight had originated at vancouver WA, and the student pilot had been instructed to refuel at pendleton, OR.a landing was made at…Jun 16, 1983 · N757WT · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Hood River, ORThe acft was damaged in a hard landing during unfavorable wind conditons. The pilot had just come cross country where he encountered turbulence. When he called UNICOM to land they gave him winds of 15-25 KTS velocity from the west and turbulence on the final…Jun 14, 1983 · N2899X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FYM06Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna T210L · Hermiston, ORThe acft stalled into the ground in a semi-controlled crash forced landing after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.a post accident examination revealed only one ounce of fuel aboard the acft. The acft release form from Boeing aircraft to the pilot for…Jun 8, 1983 · N393AC · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FA118Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28RT-201T · Gov'T Camp, ORWx conditions along the flt route indicated ceilings of 25,000 ft & unrestricted visibility except for the area south & west of mount hood. Mount hood, elevation 11,239 ft MSL, on the sw side of government Camp & clear lake (accident site),was covered by…Jun 8, 1983 · N8402P · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FYK04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportHomebuilt Christen Eagle II · Bend, ORUpon completion of his routine during an airshow, the plt stated to the show announcer that he would do a low pass down the rwy followed by a vertical climb to a hammerhead stall & then into a lomcevak aerobatic maneuver. This maneuver is aclimbing outside…Jun 5, 1983 · N4GT · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FU003Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportSunburst Ultralight · Independence, ORThe pilot stated that he was trying to teach himself to fly his ultrlight. After several takeoffs from a friends field, a rather severe crosswind started which complicated landing. After numerous passes at the small strip, the pilot said he decided to land…Jun 5, 1983 · UNREG · DestroyedNTSB SEA83IA116Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Portland, ORA broken hydraulic line near the left main landing gear allowed hydraulic fluid to leak on to the APU exhaust. The resultant smoke then was picked up by the left airpack and was blown into the cabin. The crew then ordered an evacuationof the passengers.Jun 4, 1983 · N296AS · No damageNTSB SEA83LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnow S2C · Hepner, ORThe acft slid sideways on a sloping field during a forced landing and damaged a wing. The pilot said he had sprayed two fields and was enroute to spray another when a complete loss of power occurred. The pilot stated that he found no usablefuel in either fuel…Jun 3, 1983 · N1665S · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172D · Portland, ORWhile landing at night on rwy 34, the plt noticed that he was over half way down the rwy and still floating. He elected to go around but the acft collided with trees on the departure end & crashed. The plt reported that several of the threshold and rwy lights…May 30, 1983 · N2897U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Grants Pass, ORThe acft ran off the runway and collided with bushes during an aborted go-around. According to the pilot a crosswind caught the acft as he was landing, in spite of his attempts to keep it straight the acft started to veer to the left and he decided to…May 29, 1983 · N6202M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FYK03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRyan-Navion NAV 4 · Cottage Grove, ORThe acft made a forced landing in a hay field and collaped the landing gear after the engine quit at 500 ft AGL during takeoff climb. During an on scene investigation there was no fuel visible in the rt wing tank. The left wing tank has nofiller access but is…May 28, 1983 · N4468K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35-TC · Wendling, ORThe acft collided with trees and dense brush during an off airport forced landing in IMC weather. According to the pilothe was about 10 minutes into a cross country flight at 4000 feet MSL when fuel pressure dropped and he lost engine power. The pilot…May 25, 1983 · N7980M · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Klamath Falls, ORAccording to the plt, he encountered a gust while landing on rwy 14 with a quartering tail wind, then lost directional control. Subsequently, the acft departed the left side of the rwy & the left gear collapsed. The tower control reported that the wind was…May 21, 1983 · N4728B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Klamath Falls, ORThe acft groundlooped off the runway during landing in a gusty crosswind. The pilot and passnger were not injured. The winds were reported as 300 degrees 18 knots gusting to 22 knots.May 17, 1983 · N4870C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Grass Valley, ORThe aircraft stalled while the pilot was attempting to land downwind on an uphill Grass strip. The wind was estimated at 15 gusting to 20 KTS. The pilot stated that on his approach, he was to the left of the center of the landing strip. He attempted to…May 16, 1983 · N7173K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172-I · Wasco, ORThe acft went off the departure end of the runway during landing and groundlooped in a plowed field. The pilot landed in a 27 kt quartering tailwind. The acft rolled onto a freshly harrowed field. The nose wheel caught the dirt and veeredto the left and the…May 16, 1983 · N8540X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235B · La Grande, ORThe acft stalled about 30 feet AGL during a forced landing after the engine quit from fuel exhaustion. The pilot took the acft for a ferry flight without refueling. It had been flown about 1 hour & 15 minutes. It holds about 36 gallons and burns about 14…May 14, 1983 · N7757Z · DestroyedNTSB SEA83FYM05Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBrantly Helicopter B-2 · Milton Freewtr., ORThe helicopter was observed to climb to about 50-75 ft AGL & then something flew off the acft. One m/r blade was found intact 240 ft from the wreckage. The outer blade was heavily damaged at the tip area. The inboard blade section had the pylon tube attached…May 4, 1983 · N5912X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Lakeview, ORThe acft had landed earlier at redmond in what was described as a hard landing. The plt stated the only problem noted was a 'loud squeeking brake' during the rollout. The next leg of the flight was to terminate at reno, but the plt landedat Lakeview to wait…Apr 27, 1983 · N7946Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FA089Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Lebanon, ORSeveral witnesses observed the plt making repeated low passes over the rwy. On the last pass, the acft entered a steep climb, fell off on one wing, then dove toward the ground. The plt started a pull-out, but the acft struck the ground before he recovered.…Apr 24, 1983 · N95341 · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson L-5 · Haines, ORThe aircraft collided with a fence during a takeoff and nosed over. The runway was an alfalfa field approximately 1000 feet in length with high growth. The density altitude was 4000 feet. The aircraft did become airborne but settled back to the field, and…Apr 18, 1983 · N6430C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LYK02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 210L · North Bend, ORThe aircraft collided with a parked fuel trailer after the engine started when the pilot turned the prop to loosen up the engine oil. The pilot received serious injuries when he was knocked down by the left horizontal stabilizer as he tried to reenter the…Apr 17, 1983 · N30784 · Substantial damage