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CHI79FEC37

1979-07-22 · ADRIAN, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER AS-K13 · N9180
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
LENAWEE COUNTY
Kind of flying
A0

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000013178
Total time
500 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
917
Age
33

Cause factors

  • 66/A/23 A
    DUAL STUDENT Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/30 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/27 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1385. Source file NTSB_1979_3_1385.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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