NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL82IA002
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
DOUGLAS DC-10 · N112WA
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
D0
Airport
BALTIMORE-WASH
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
290° / 8 kt
Temp
67° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000317
Total time
5,398 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
N FAILED.EARLY DESIGN,NUISANCE FAILURE HISTORY.
Investigator remarks
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JAMMED.DRIVE UNIT SHEAR PI
Cause factors
- 75/A/CN A SYSTEMS HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DRIVE SYSTEM Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/A/J2 A PERSONNEL POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN 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
4 0028.
Source file
NTSB_1981_4_0028.txt.
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