NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI81IA067
Registry · N160MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ESTUMKEDA LTD DBA MICCO ACFT MAC-145B
Year of manufacture
2001
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20020328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0F2C2
Registrant of record
WELLS SCOTT 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
SWEARINGEN 226TC · N160MA
Damage
None
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
E
Airport
O'HARE
Kind of flying
CI
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Temp
66° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000TC-234
Total time
8,104 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
4,500
Age
35
Investigator remarks
STALL HORN & STICK PUSHER ACTIVATED 3-4DEG EARLY
Cause factors
- 68/A/D0 A PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 75/A/CY A SYSTEMS OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/47 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT Cause — pilot/personnel action
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
5 0043.
Source file
NTSB_1981_5_0043.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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