NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI76FEK23
Registry · N4995Z
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-108
Year of manufacture
1961 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19610531
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A634A6
Registrant of record
BOYER JAMES A
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
PIPER PA-22 · N4995Z
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
MILLER FARM
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
070° / 5 kt
Temp
73° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000022-8605
Total time
3,707 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
57
Age
48
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
FLD.THRESHOLD DISPLACED 400FT.
Investigator remarks
HIT MARKED 35FT PWR LINES AT EASTERN BOUNDARY OF
Cause factors
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 64/C/15 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS 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 2173.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_2173.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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