NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI80FEX15
Registry · N3174R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-180
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19691009
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A363C6
Registrant of record
SEIFERT RICHARD W
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-28R · N3174R
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft history
Serial number
00028R-31122
Total time
2,130 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
723
Age
55
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
SUPPORT CLIPS IN LVC PARTS MANUAL NOT SECURING LN.
Investigator remarks
OIL LINE ELBOW,P/N STD-700,AN-822-6D,FAILED.TWO
Cause factors
- 68/C/D0 C PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause
- 74/C/DB C POWERPLANT LINES,HOSES,FITTING Cause
- 88/C/CB C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED Cause
- 88/C/81 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM Cause
- 83/K/A K TERRAIN WET,SOFT GROUND Joint factor
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 0357.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_0357.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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