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NTSB investigations, 1984, VT

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\") = 1984
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'VT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC85LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech P35 · Morrisville, VTPlt noted accumulation of rime ice in flt. On NDB approach, VFR conditions reached about 7 miles from runway, IFR flt plan cancelled and straight-in visual approach performed. Crossing threshold at about 2O ft AGL, plt reduced throttle and acft immediately…Dec 27, 1984 · N1DL · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Burlington, VTThe acft skidded & veered left during the landing roll, & subsequently, it nosed over on the rwy.Dec 21, 1984 · N77110 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FNC01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper J-3 · Rutland, VTWitnesses related that as the acft got airborne the wings wobbled and the acft descended out of control to impact. Local law enforcement officers found evidence that the acft struck trees before colliding with the terrain.Nov 25, 1984 · N19AN · DestroyedNTSB NYC84FA294Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 414 · Wallingford, VTThe plt was executing second attempt for a instrument apch, lda rwy 19, following a missed apch on the first attempt. The plt last reported over the iaf, 9 mis north of the arpt. The acft collided with a mountain at a elevation of 1700 ftand 5 mis south of…Aug 24, 1984 · N18SM · DestroyedNTSB NYC84LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-4 · Sugarbush, VTThe acft lost lift & made an emergency landing in a field. During the landing the acfts wing struck a haystack which pitched the nose of the acft down. This resulted in a hard landing & ground loop.Jun 20, 1984 · N13HH · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio 295 · So. Burlington, VTThe left main gear collapsed during landing roll-out. The plt/owner had been practicing touch and go landings.Jun 7, 1984 · N6485V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Warren, VTThe plt stated that while crossing a mountain ridge a mountain wave was encounterd which resulted in a 1000 fpm sink rate. The plt stated this sink rate increased when a turn was made to parallel the ridge. The acft settled into trees.Jun 6, 1984 · N5737G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConsolidated Aeronautics Vultee L-13A · Dummerston, VTDuring arrival, the plt landed to the south on a turf rwy. He stated that after a normal apch & touchdown, the acft encountered a gust of wind, presumably from the northwest & the acft nosed over. Also, in an accident report, he reported the wind was from the…May 2, 1984 · N90426 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84FA096Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Waitsfield, VTThe acft collided with trees during takeoff. The rwy was snow covered 4 to 6 inches deep and was only 1800 ft long. The takeoff was on a bearing of 130 degrees. The wind was from 280 degrees at 14 KTS. The skis on the acft had wheels protruding through at the…Mar 2, 1984 · N4643C · Destroyed