NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI71FBM03
Registry · N6147R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172RG
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19900720
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A800F7
Registrant of record
BLOOM JAMES F
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 T210 · N6147R
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
WATERVLIET
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
020° / 3 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000T210-0047
Total time
536 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
2,481
Age
67
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
NG FAILED APRX 50FT AGL.
Investigator remarks
ROBERTSON STOL CONVERSION.MAX PERFORMANCE TKOF E
Cause factors
- 74/C/KA C POWERPLANT POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS Cause
- 64/C/16 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED 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 1495.
Source file
NTSB_1970_3_1495.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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