NTSB investigations, 1984, 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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 74 |
| 1965 | 88 |
| 1966 | 121 |
| 1967 | 121 |
| 1968 | 84 |
| 1969 | 80 |
| 1970 | 68 |
| 1971 | 77 |
| 1972 | 75 |
| 1973 | 84 |
| 1974 | 71 |
| 1975 | 77 |
| 1976 | 81 |
| 1977 | 95 |
| 1978 | 88 |
| 1979 | 90 |
| 1980 | 76 |
| 1981 | 75 |
| 1982 | 82 |
| 1983 | 65 |
| 1984 | 70 |
| 1985 | 56 |
| 1986 | 51 |
| 1987 | 40 |
| 1988 | 41 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 49 |
| 1991 | 51 |
| 1992 | 48 |
| 1993 | 39 |
| 1994 | 46 |
| 1995 | 56 |
| 1996 | 60 |
| 1997 | 56 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1999 | 43 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2003 | 48 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2005 | 54 |
| 2006 | 38 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 40 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 40 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 23 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1984
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OR' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 1984 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA85LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172C · Creswell, ORAt alt of aprx 100 ft AGL engine quit. Witness stated acft turned to the right then to the left before nosing down into the ground. Inspection revealed ice crystals on the left wing where the fuel tank ruptured and fuel was leaking. Witness stated ice…NTSB SEA85LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Kings Valley, ORThe plt attempted to fly the acft away from the site of a proposed load drop before the drop was completed. The FAA inspectors said the sling did not release properly. When the plt attempted to depart the area the acft struck the groundin a nose low attitude.…NTSB SEA85LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Aurora, ORThe acft caught fire during start. The FAA inspectors said that AD 72-11-01 had not been followed in compliance.NTSB SEA85LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Lakeside, ORThe acft collided with power lines during a takeoff from a remote logging camp. The plt reported hearing a loud bang during takeoff. He said that the acft pitched right and nosed down. 'The acft spun to the right without power. The acft came to rest…NTSB SEA85LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA38 · Williams, ORPlt was flying 150 to 200 ft AGL at 80 to 85 mph. Upon pwr application to return to alt, plt stated, carburetor heat conrol was not returned to the 'off' position. Plt stated acft did not want to climb so pwr was removed and an attempt to fly under…NTSB SEA85FA012Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Tiller, ORThe acft collided with rising terrain about 1800 ft below the crest of a ridge while on a personal flt in wx which had multiple cloud layers obsuring the mountains. A cap acft on a search mission in the same area at the aprx time reported multiple cloud…NTSB SEA85LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Lapine, ORPlt recieved inflt wx brief. Present location and next reporting station were VFR, no known adverse wx between. En route, plt encountered IMC. Fuel comsumed in maneuvering to aviod wx precluded return to known VFR airfield. Plt elected to make a precautionary…NTSB SEA85LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Astoria, ORThe plt reported that during landing the acft started to skid to the left of the rwy. He applied rudder and aileron and then added power. The elevator was pulled back, the nose went up and the left wing went down. The acft hit the ground hard on the wing tip…NTSB SEA85LA002Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Hood River, ORAt about 150 ft AGL on climb out, the tow plane lost power for an unspecified reason. The glider pilot released the tow and executed a 180 degree course reversal to a downwind (15 KTS) landing. During roll out, the left wing contacted the ground, causing an…NTSB SEA84LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarre Leo J Glasair · Aurora, ORPlt was attempting a no flap landing. The acft developed a high rate of sink, struck the rwy and bounced. The acft ground looped and nosed over.NTSB SEA84LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Shady Cove, ORThe pilot stated after the accident that he stalled the aircraft at an altitude of 50 ft AGL during takeoff and the acftdescended in a nose low attitude into trees and the ground.NTSB SEA84LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlasair None · Burns, ORDuring the takeoff ground run the aircraft drifted to right side of the rwy. Plt attempted to correct the drift using left rudder and he stated that he over corrected for the drift and the acft began to veer to the left. The acft veered left and departed the…NTSB SEA84LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Bandon, ORThe plt indicated that 15 minutes had been flown on the full fuel tank prior to the accident flight. The plt departed at 1330 on a siteseeing flt around the local area. After 3.7 hrs of flight, while on final approach to rwy 34, the engine quit. The plt…NTSB SEA84LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180A · Scappoose, ORThe pilot stated that during the takeoff ground run, just prior to rotation, he 'took a sharp gust of wind from the left and ground looped the aircraft.'NTSB SEA84FA215Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · The Dalles, ORN6499J departed The Dalles municipal arpt shortly after 0930 PDT on a flt to vancouver, WA. N4622T departed chenoweth airfield ( aprx 4 NM west of The Dalles) at about 0930 PDT on a flt to The Dalles municipal arpt. A witness who observed both acft before the…NTSB SEA84LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Medford, ORThe pilot had been advised by his CFI to avoid using this airstrip during midday due to thermal disturbances. During power-off approach, updrafts were encountered and a right turn out for go-around was initiated; however, power was not added. The aircraft…NTSB SEA84LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1B · Sheridan, ORCFI stated, 'the acft became airborne aprx 2/3 of the way down a 3000 ft gravel and dirt rwy. At lift off, OR slightly before or after, student put on full flaps. Until this point student was in control of the airplane except for minor corrections from me.…NTSB SEA84FA204Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportVaughn MA-5 Charger · Buxton, ORWitnesses reported seeing the acft engaged in aerobatic flight described as 'like a spray plane conducting spray operations.' The acft collided with relatively level terrain during one of these maneuvers. No airframe or powerplant failures/malfunctions were…NTSB SEA84FA201Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182E · Prineville, ORThe acft hit a tree during a forced landing approach to a large open field after an engine failure. Post accident investigatiion revealed that a rod cap bolt had failed which started the internal destruction of the engine. This bolt was installed as a new…NTSB SEA84FYK01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 172N · Creswell, ORThe acft collided with wires during an attempted go-around. The plt stated that he had made one go-around and on the 2NDLANDING attempt he landed hard in gusty wind & bounced. During the 2nd go-around he collided with wires & crashed.NTSB SEA84LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-23 · Adel, ORPlt made forced landing in sagebrush covered hilly terrain following a ttl loss of pwr resulting from fuel exhaustion.NTSB SEA84LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Prineville, ORWhile maneuvering plt heard a loud chatter coming from the engine accompanied by a loss of power. Plt reduced remaining power and initiated a forced landing in a rough barley field. Post accident investigation revealed the crankshaft broke near the number two…NTSB SEA84LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5 · Klamath Falls, ORThe pilot stated that the run-up and takeoff were normal but during the climbout the engine lost power. A small fire, confined to the engine compartment erupted. Power could not be restored and an emergency landing was accomplished in an open field.…NTSB SEA84LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Scappoose, ORPlt lowered gear in traffic pattern and gear down and locked green light was received. Plt failed to check the gear bar indicator. Acft touched down with gear extended 1/4 of the way. Inspection revealed landing gear motor bearingswere worn out.NTSB SEA84LA184Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHeveron Sandpiper 83B · Mcminnville, ORA student pilot lost control of an ultralight vehicle when he encountered a local gusty wind condition at 200' AGL and collided with the ground in an uncontrolled descent. The ultralight was built for registration as an experimental aircraft, but…NTSB SEA84LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Redmond, ORDuring a precautionary landing the aircraft encountered a 180 degree windshift during rollout. The aircraft nosed over as a result of the resulting tailwind.NTSB SEA84LA181Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Creswell, ORThe acft was on a night VFR flt from san carlos, CA, to eugene, OR, when the plt asked apch control how for away the arpt was. ATC informed the plt that the arpt was 16 miles further. About 3 minutes later, the left fuel tank was emptied. The plt switched to…NTSB SEA84LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Eugene, ORThe plt estimated that the acft had about 1 hr of fuel remaining in the tanks prior to departure. However, after he had flown about 15 min, the eng lost power & would not restart. An emergency landing was made in a meadow about 2 mi from the arpt. The acft…NTSB SEA84LA174Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Redmond, ORThe acft collided with the ground after a in-flt main rotor blade separation during an aerial application flt. Inspection of the fracture surface of the failed blade revealed characteristics consistant with the high stress, low cycle fatigue. Lab findings…NTSB SEA84LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172NII · Hillsboro, ORWhile taxing on a ramp area the plts attention was diverted to adjusting the transponder code. The left wing of the acft contacted a moving fuel truck.NTSB SEA84IA168Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing B-737-222 · Portland, ORAfter takeoff, the acft was climbing thru about 4000 ft when the APU fire warning light illuminated. The flt crew discharged the fire extinguishing units & requested an emergency landing. A teardown of the APU revealed evidence that a hard object was injested…NTSB SEA84LA166Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M-20C · Chiloquin, ORThe acft stalled and crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The acft had only been airborne for about 5 minutes. The plt told FAA inspectors he was going to get fuel. He stated that the left tank had less than 1/4 tank and 'a small ammount' in…NTSB SEA84LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B · Eagle Point, ORThe acft main rotor struck the ground during landing. The commercial plt had taken 2 passengers for a sight seeing tour and during landing he said one of them grabbed his right arm at 4 ft AGL and he was unable to recover before ground contact.NTSB SEA84LA160Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRearwin Rearwin 8125 · The Dalles, ORThe plt inadvertantly taxied the acft to the wrong rwy for takeoff. The plt did say he saw acft departing from another rwy. Takeoff was attempted with a 19 kt x-wind. The acft ran off the side of the rwy before becoming airborne. The arpt manager has since…NTSB SEA84LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Bend, ORThe plt was taking off from a cinder road. He stated that the acft used about 2,300 ft of ground run & he rotated at about 66 mph. At about 15 ft AGL the nose dropped & the acft struck the ground. Both wing tips were damaged. Density altitude was 6400 ft.NTSB SEA84LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEipper Quicksilver Mark II · Salem, ORPlt attempted takeoff on short grass field at gross wt with a OAT of aprx 80 deg f. once airborne the acft drifted to the left of the airstrip. Plt pulled up to clear a fence. After clearing the fence the acft stalled striking the ground with the left wing…NTSB SEA84LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · La Grande, ORDuring the landing roll, the acft veered to the right. The plt applied left rudder, but this did not help. Subsequently, the acft went off the rwy & the left main gear sank into soft ground & collapsed. An exam of the acft was made, but no reason was found…NTSB SEA84LA136Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Burns, ORDuring flt over a mountainous area, the plt became lost & called a flt service station. Subsequently, he was located & given vectors to the Burns arpt. However, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion & the plt made a forced landing about 2 from the arpt.…NTSB SEA84FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Hammond, ORThe acft was seen first to make a turn to the north followed by a turn to the south. It then went into a nose down attitude and descended until it disappeared from view. The acft collided with the terrain. An investigation revealed no apparent malfunction…NTSB SEA84LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Pendleton, ORThe plt said he initiated his takeoff on rwy 25 with the wind from 220 deg at 35 gusting 42 KTS. Just after lifting off, at about 10 ft AGL, the stall warning horn sounded & the plt noticed that the airspeed had dropped to about 45 mph. The acft then drifted…NTSB SEA84FA123Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · North Bend, ORThe acft was cleared for an ILS rwy 4 apch while 9 miles north of oth (North Bend) VOR. Instructions were given to cross oth VOR at or above 3700 ft MSL. 14 min later, the plt reported to North Bend fss 'my needle doesn't seem to be moving on my localizer…NTSB SEA84LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Perrydale, ORThe plt stated that while taking off from the 1,100 ft rough strip, the acft struck a bump causing it to become airborneprematurely. The acft then settled back onto tall wheat past the end of the strip & flipped inverted.NTSB SEA84LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNavion A · Noti, ORAt about 4,000 ft MSL, the eng began to run rough. The plt made a 180 deg turn to return to his departure arpt. The eng then quit. He turned the fuel boost pump on, applied carburetor heat, leaned the mixture & checked the mags. The eng started & ran for…NTSB SEA84FA111Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Portland, ORThe plt was briefed on the weather along his intended route of flt & VFR flt was not recommended. The acft departed vancouver, WA, and flew to tigard, OR. It was observed to depart tigard at about 1810 PDT. Numerous witnesses reported that at about 1815, they…NTSB SEA84FA113Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Gleneden Beach, ORTwo witnesses observed the student plt in the acft at about 1500 PDT. They reported that they were waiting for the wx to clear & that they tried to get the student to spend the night instead of leaving, but they were unsuccessful. Subsequently, the acft…NTSB SEA84LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Shedd, ORWhile landing on a 1600 ft ag strip, the plt realized he had too much speed. However, there were power lines at the departure end of the strip, so he elected not to attempt a go-around. He intentionally ground looped the acft to avoid a ditch & road at the…NTSB SEA84LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Sherwood, ORDuring landing the acft swerved off the rwy. The plt stated that the recommended procedure at this arpt is to land uphill. Investigation revealed that the landing was made with a 9 kt quartering tailwind.NTSB SEA84LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Hermiston, ORDuring a beginning swath run, the plt was making a left skidding turn to follow the edge of a circular field. He stated that the acft encountered a downdraft which raised the right wing. Subsequently, the left wing contacted the ground & the acft crashed.NTSB SEA84LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235D · Heppner, ORThe plt reported that he was making a turn below the lee side of a ridge line at an alt of about 30 ft AGL. The acft reportedly encountered a downdraft & settled into the ground. During this occurrence, the landing gear collapsed, but no other major damage…NTSB SEA84LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Buxton, ORThe helicopter entered an uncontrolled right roll while lifting off from a trailer & struck the ground with the m/r. the plt reported the trailer was not level.