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NTSB investigations, 1982, WV

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\") = 1982
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WV' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL83FA060Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-1B · Summerville, WVOn 12/10/82, the student plt departed on a supervised solo x-country from moundsville, WV to huntington, WV, white sulpher springs, WV and back to moundsville. Wx conds deteriorated drg the 1st 2 legs of the flt and the student's flt instructor (CFI) told him…Dec 11, 1982 · N1621R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FIJ01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Man, WVA witness reported that the pilot landed about 2100 ft down the 2750 ft, turf runway, rolled several hundred feet, then attempted to go around. When the aircraft was about 4 or 5 ft in the air, it hit some trees while heading into a river basin near the end…Nov 25, 1982 · N8249K · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83IA032Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Clarksburg, WVThe aircraft had been tentatively sold to the 2 passengers and was being flown from marlboro, ma to dumas, ar with a refueling stop at Clarksburg, WV. Shortly after taking off from Clarksburg, a radio problem was encountered. The pilot was cleared to land on…Nov 14, 1982 · N8432Q · Minor damageNTSB NYC82FA237Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-R-300 · Berkeley Spring, WVWhile en route, the aircraft collided with the side of a mountain during level flight at about 2000 ft MSL. The impact occurred where the terrain sloped upward at about a 45 deg angle. Prior to takeoff, the pilot was advised of marginal VFR conditions and…Sep 26, 1982 · N8690E · DestroyedNTSB ATL82DA266Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAero Commander 112 · Fayetteville, WVUpon arrival at the destination arpt, the rwy lights were off & the plt diverted to the fayette arpt. During final the acft struck a tree 200 ft from the displaced threshold of rwy 21. The tree was 13 ft above the rwy end elevation.Sep 11, 1982 · N1072J · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA225Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Keyser, WVPilot was making a go-around over a 1700 foot runway. Full flaps were left down until end of runway and then raised to 21 degrees. Terrain was rising faster then aircraft was climbing. Aircraft struck trees and nosed down into the ground. Temperature was 85…Aug 1, 1982 · N2386K · DestroyedNTSB ATL82DA201Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182E · Taplin, WVThe pilot stated that the sod runway had just been mowed. During the takeoff roll, the left wheel pant became filled with cut grass and locked the wheel. Subsequently, the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot reported that the left wing contacted low trees…Jul 17, 1982 · N9245X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA191Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech V35 · Huntington, WVBefore departing st louis, MO, attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful until an auxiliary power unit was used. The aircraft took off at 1746, and about one hour later, the pilot noticed that the ammeter indicated a discharge. The flight was…Jul 6, 1982 · N7969M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA181Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Martinsburg, WVShortly after level-off to cruise, the engine began to lose power. The pilot attempted to restore the power, but the engine RPM continued to decrease. A turn was made back toward the airport. While scanning the instruments, zero oil pressure and a high oil…Jun 30, 1982 · N61791 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA133Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182 · Summersville, WVAccording to the pilot, he made his landing approach high and hot. He touched down long and was unable to stop on the remaining runway. While applying brakes, the aircraft veered off the side of the runway. Subsequently, the nose and right main gear failed.May 15, 1982 · N3440F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FIJ02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Dunbar, WVThe pilot took off eastbound toward multiple power lines that crossed the river. The aircraft climbed to about 100 feet and was turning left away from the wires when it nosed over and crashed into the river. The pilot did not have a seaplane rating but had…May 10, 1982 · N7583H · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FIJ01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBrantley B-2B · Athens, WVThe helicopter crashed in a wooded, rocky area while the pilot was en route from the welch hospital to his residence in Athens, WV. An investigation revealed that the fuel tank bladder had ruptured, but no odor of fuel was noted. Later, the engine was…May 9, 1982 · N2255U · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA117Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · White Sulphur S, WVThe pilot took off on runway 26 with a full load of fuel, one passenger, and luggage. The aircraft was at or near its maximum gross weight limit. The temperature was 60 degrees. The airport elevation was 1801 ft MSL and two ridge lines ran parallel to the…Apr 30, 1982 · N49924 · DestroyedNTSB ATL82DA112Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Buckhannon, WVThe pilot reported making a normal approach to runway 26 in turbulent and windy conditions. He estimated that the wind was from 360 degrees at 15 to 20 knots. After the main wheels touched down, he encountered a gust of wind that he estimated was above 30…Apr 22, 1982 · N3155E · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA069Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 182P · Huntington, WVAccording to the pilot the engine failed after liftoff at about the 3500 foot point down the runway at approximately 300 feet AGL. The runway has 1000 feet of overrun and the aircraft came to rest near the runup area for runway 12. The aircraft had not been…Mar 14, 1982 · N7154Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82IA034Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-110P1 · Clarksburg, WVDuring taxi out from greensboro, NC, the captain noted that the aircraft was pulling to the right. The problem alleviated itself when the pilot tapped the right brake. After a normal takeoff, the copilot noticed during gear retraction that the right main…Jan 12, 1982 · N615KC · Minor damage