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NTSB investigations, 1984, WV

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

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NTSB ATL85FA070Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Moundsville, WVThe helicopter crashed aprx 1/2 mi from the marshall county arpt while on a personal flt. Investigaton revealed that the plt, a doctor who specialized in emergency room procedures, commuted between hospitals located in three different cities. The plt had been…Dec 30, 1984 · N9030B · DestroyedNTSB ATL85LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Moundsville, WVThe solo student pilot departed with both fuel tanks indicating slightly over 1/4 full. 2.3 hrs later the power loss occurred in a descent to the dest arpt. The operator drained about 15 ounces of fuel from the acft and observed no fuel spillage at the site.…Dec 23, 1984 · N60209 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Madison, WVFollowing a loss of eng power during a x-country flt, the plt landed on a bridge. During the ldg roll the wing struck a pole. Post crash examination of the engine disclosed that the camshaft gear teeth suffered fatigue failure.Nov 15, 1984 · N47416 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL85LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · So.Charleston, WVShortly after takeoff while on the base leg at 900 ft AGL, the engine quit. Plt stated attempts to restart the engine failed. During the forced landing apch the acft collided with trees and a high tension wire. The acft spun around 180 deg and came to rest on…Oct 3, 1984 · N10931 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA295Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-5 · Bluefield, WVThe pilot stated that he hovered the helicopter, made a right pedal turn and initiated a hover taxi across a rocky ravine adjacent to the pad. When over the ravine the helicopter settled onto to boulders beneath it. The pilot also stated that he thought he…Sep 24, 1984 · N1398X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150D · Parkersburg, WVThe pilot was unable to see the deer on the rwy during the landing roll because of the dark night conditions.Aug 22, 1984 · N4278U · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA263Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway Scorpion 133 · West Hamlin, WVAcft was observed proceeding over open field used as air strip in level flt, aprx 130 ft AGL, at 50 KTS. At end of field acft began left turn, nose dropped to steep descent attitude which continued to ground impact. Post-mortem showed triple-bypass surgery…Aug 20, 1984 · N4230S · DestroyedNTSB ATL84LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · So.Charleston, WVThe plt stated that after touching down, he was unable to stop the acft before running off the end of the paved rwy. He elected to go around, but finally decided to make a full stop. A witness reported that the acft bounced 3 times during the level-off before…Aug 1, 1984 · N8017D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 204 UH 1B · Tams, WVAn over gross takeoff was attempted from a 500 ft long zone. Translational lift was not achieved and rotor RPM deteriorated. The helicopter collided with trees, crashed & burned. The plt stated that the wind may have shifted during his takeoff.Jul 20, 1984 · N91307 · DestroyedNTSB ATL84LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Fayetteville, WVThe plt stated that the eng suddenly lost power as he was climbing thru about 150 ft AGL. He continued straight ahead & landed after the acft brushed the top of a small tree then hit another small tree. No reason for the loss of power was found. One of the…Jul 17, 1984 · N46547 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA207Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Parsons, WVThe acft collided with a tree and crashed after becoming lost in IMC weather during a night x-country. The plt had descended after seeing lights below him. He circled the town and made a turn to approach a road for landing on which he said the police had…Jun 23, 1984 · N704SK · DestroyedNTSB ATL84FIJ02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportTaylorcraft F-19 · Middlebourne, WVAfter returning to the arpt, the plt made an apch to rwy 10, which had a drop-off on the apch end. The winds were reported as variable & occasionally gusty. On the 1st apch, the acft encounter 'slight air turbulence' & the plt elected to go around. He stated…May 27, 1984 · N2001K · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84IA137Incident · 2 fatalIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Parkersburg, WVAfter an unscheduled landing due to the condition of a patient aboard the acft, the acft turned off a taxiway into the grass and stopped. Rescue personnel found the plt incapacitated from a heart attack and collapsed over the controls and the nurse…Mar 30, 1984 · N2827U · No damageNTSB ATL84FA107Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Bluefield, WVWhile cruising on an IFR flt at 10,000 ft, the plt informed atlanta center that he had an eng problem & was declaring an emergency. He was provided a heading to the Bluefield arpt which was nearby. When asked about the problem, he said the left eng was…Feb 25, 1984 · N2160P · DestroyedNTSB ATL84FA093Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Bluefield, WVThe non-instrument rated plt began his takeoff during the hours of darkness, but in VMC wx. He stated that during the takeoff roll at about 65 to 75 KTS just prior to rotation, the landing light extinguished. Plt stated that 2 to 3 seconds later, he rotated &…Feb 9, 1984 · N22457 · DestroyedNTSB ATL84FIJ01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150J · Elizabeth, WVThe plt reported that he departed steubenville, oh for welch, WV, to pick up a passenger and continue to parkersburg, WV. He stated that he departed steubenville with full fuel tanks and cruised at an alt of 7500 MSL. He began an enroute descent and as the…Jan 28, 1984 · N61289 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL84LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Beckley, WVDuring the takeoff roll the acft traveled about 2400 ft before starting a drift to the left. It covered another 425 ft prior to colliding with a snow bank shearing off the nose gear & collapsing both main landing gear. The rwy was covered with about 4 inches…Jan 18, 1984 · N8461H · Substantial damage