NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI81FA069
Registry · N161XX
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DJI AGRAS T30
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0F788
Registrant of record
WEST CENTRAL AG LLC
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
ROCKWELL 680V · N161XX
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D0
Operator type
Business
Airport
WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
Kind of flying
B3
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000001703-79
Total time
2,435 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
3,794
Age
27
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
E & METAL SHAVINGS IN SCAVENGE PUMP.
Investigator remarks
R ENG TURB BEARING & DISC FAILED.FOUND OIL SLUDG
Cause factors
- 74/A/PM A POWERPLANT BEARING,SHAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/95 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/J/D6 J PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 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 3632.
Source file
NTSB_1981_3_3632.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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