NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI76DEC12
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
SCHEMP CIRRUS · N33607
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
COUNTRY VIEW
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000312
Total time
364 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
291
Age
50
Investigator remarks
ENCNTRD SINK COND AFTR TKOF,HIT HIGH BRUSH COVER
Cause factors
- 64/A/29 A PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/M J WEATHER DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS Joint cause
- 83/J/D J TERRAIN HIGH VEGETATION 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 2911.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_2911.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2010 · Journal article (JAAER)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2010 · Journal article (JAAER)
Using Graphic Feedback to Eliminate Checklist Segment Timing Errors
This study examined whether pilots initiated paper or digital checklist use from environmental prompts accurately when they receive post-flight graphic and limited verbal feedback.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2006 · Journal article (JAAER)
The Application of Scenario Based Recurrent Training to Teach Single Pilot Resource Management (SRM) Under the FAA Industry Training Standards (FITS) Program
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