NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC73DAG62
Registry · N8677C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18
Engine
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551116
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABEC28
Registrant of record
SCHNEIDER RICHARD J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
PIPER PA-18 · N8677C
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
SWAMP STRIP
Kind of flying
DK
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000018-2822
Total time
1,983 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
180
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
COVERED SWAMP.
Investigator remarks
MOOSE HUNTING.IMPROPER SHORT FIELD LNDNG IN SNOW
Cause factors
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/22 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 83/A/Y A TERRAIN OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 3808.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_3808.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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