NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI73DEM68
Registry · N2614W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SIX CHUTER SR7 XL
Year of manufacture
1999
Engine
ROTAX 582SER (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20071107
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A285AD
Registrant of record
KELLY WILLIAM P
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
MOONEY M20 · N2614W
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
STAMBAUGH CITY
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000003291
Total time
2,005 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
IA (IA)
Age
15
Investigator remarks
HIT EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RWY.
Cause factors
- 64/C/02 C PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 88/C/26 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS STOLEN OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF AIRCRAFT Cause
- 84/C/8 C MISCELLANEOUS UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT Cause
- 80/K/BY K AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER Joint factor
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 1741.
Source file
NTSB_1973_3_1741.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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