NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI76FEE69
Registry · N158
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GVI (G650ER)
Year of manufacture
2017
TCDS
T00015AT · GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC BR 700 SERIES
Seats / Engines
22 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20171207
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0E7E6
Registrant of record
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE
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
SPORTSTER HA-2M · N158
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
I
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EH
Operator type
D
Airport
GREATER ROCKFORD
Kind of flying
DC
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000001
Total time
76 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
FC (FC)
Total hours
5,060
Age
53
Investigator remarks
PLT RPTD RPM LOW.
Cause factors
- 64/A/18 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/31 A PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
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 2973.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_2973.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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