NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI75AC048
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
BEECH E18S · N7581
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
E
Airport
GREATER ROCKFORD
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
170° / 13 kt
Temp
28° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000BA-425
Total time
8,223 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,295
Age
22
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OSS.MDT RME ICE DRG DSCNT. MAIL FLIGHT.
Investigator remarks
MAIL FLIGHT.ACFT ROLLED SHARP TO THE L BFR ALT L
Cause factors
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/19 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/F J WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. Joint cause
- 88/J/74 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS AIRFRAME ICE 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 1176.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_1176.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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