NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI75FEM47
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
BRANTLY B-2 · N5920X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EH
Operator type
D
Airport
IONIA COUNTY
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000056
Total time
885 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
3,200
Age
49
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ESPITE FULL L PEDAL.
Investigator remarks
ALLOWED RPM TO DETERIORATE UN MAINTAIN DIR CTL D
Cause factors
- 64/C/18 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. Cause
- 64/C/23 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause
- 64/C/31 C PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Cause
- 64/C/79 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
- 64/C/20 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. 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 2682.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_2682.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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