NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI75DEM25
Registry · N1420Q
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710818
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0AC85
Registrant of record
SWEET SANFORD L
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 150L · N1420Q
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
Part 121 (air carrier)
Kind of flying
A1
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
240° / 7 kt
Temp
33° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000015072720
Total time
2,800 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
33
Age
24
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
LOUDS,BECAME LOST.
Investigator remarks
WX BRIEFED BY FLT INSTRUCTOR.PLT RPTD OVER LOW C
Cause factors
- 64/C/27 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/C/03 C PILOT IN COMMAND BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED Cause
- 88/C/63 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
- 83/B/B B TERRAIN SNOW-COVERED
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 0166.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_0166.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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