NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI72DLQ23
Registry · N180MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MAULE MX-7-180A
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19950808
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A141C0
Registrant of record
MUSTON SCOTT 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
MITSUBISHI MU-2F · N180MA
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Business
Airport
SAMUELS
Kind of flying
B3
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
290° / 12 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000180
Total time
445 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
3,400
Age
28
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
TIP TANK HIT RWY,DMGD L WG.
Investigator remarks
FAILED TO TURN OFF R TIP TANK SWITCH ON APCH. L
Cause factors
- 64/A/32 A PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/03 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE Joint cause
- 88/J/54 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LATERAL IMBALANCE 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 3618.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_3618.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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