NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI72FET23
Registry · N277N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560228
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2C1A9
Registrant of record
WINDH RANDALL
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 120 · N277N
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
WATERVLIET MUNI
Kind of flying
A0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000017348
Total time
2,010 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
852
Age
45
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
CARBURETOR. CRASH LNDD IN LOW TREES AND BRUSH.
Investigator remarks
BUTTERFLY VALVE BROKE OFF,BLOCKED AIR SUPPLY TO
Cause factors
- 74/C/CG C POWERPLANT CARBURETOR Cause
- 88/C/36 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FATIGUE FRACTURE Cause
- 88/C/34 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ENGINE LOADED UP Cause
- 68/C/D6 C PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
- 83/B/Y B TERRAIN OTHER
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 1555.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_1555.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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