NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI80FA064
Registry · N2557H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DJI AGRAS T40
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A26D66
Registrant of record
HAMSON AG INC
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
SCHWEIZER I-26E · N2557H
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D7
Operator type
D
Airport
CHARDON
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000657
Total time
126 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
500
Age
55
Investigator remarks
ONE MAIN GEAR-FUSELAGE.L WING SEP IN FLT.
Cause factors
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/09 A PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/49 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT 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 1696.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_1696.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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