NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC80DAG36
Registry · N9054J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660214
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC84AC
Registrant of record
BAILEY THOMAS A
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-28 · N9054J
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
340° / 19 kt
Temp
-6° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000028-3087
Total time
1,853 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
840
Age
39
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
CONDS DRG END OF ROLL OUT.
Investigator remarks
LNDD ON FRZN RVR.WND GSTG 28KTS.ENCTRD WHITE-OUT
Cause factors
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
- 82/J/V J WEATHER OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION Joint cause
- 83/J/C J TERRAIN ICY Joint cause
- 88/J/78 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WHITEOUT Joint cause
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 2335.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_2335.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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