NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI70A0007
Registry · N1047Q
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-201T
Year of manufacture
1977
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770224
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A016EC
Registrant of record
TARAS BROCK DBA
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
CESSNA 310H · N1047Q
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
E
Airport
AUSTIN STRAUBEL
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
050° / 3 kt
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000310H0047
Total time
1,946 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
15,744
Age
50
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
MALL BOXES,NOT TIED DOWN.
Investigator remarks
ACFT ABOUT 400 LBS OVER T/O GROSS WT. LOAD WAS S
Cause factors
- 64/A/29 A PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/76 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/1/65 1 PILOT IN COMMAND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT Subordinate · 1
- 88/1/67 1 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT Subordinate · 1
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 2480.
Source file
NTSB_1969_3_2480.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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