NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI74AC036
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
PIPER PA-28 · N9034W
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
DC
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
200° / 11 kt
Temp
66° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000028-10627
Total time
1,238 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
344
Age
53
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
X ENRT.PLT MOD-SVR CORONARY ARTRL ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
Investigator remarks
DEBRIS & 2 BODIES RCVRD FM SAGINAW BAY.FRONTAL W
Cause factors
- 84/A/I A MISCELLANEOUS UNDETERMINED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/29 J PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Joint cause
- 64/J/02 J PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Joint cause
- 64/J/04 J PILOT IN COMMAND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Joint cause
- 82/J/A J WEATHER LOW CEILING Joint cause
- 82/J/C J WEATHER FOG Joint cause
- 82/J/G J WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING Joint cause
- 82/J/L J WEATHER TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS 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 3467.
Source file
NTSB_1973_3_3467.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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