NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DCA77AA027
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
DOUGLAS DC-7BF · N6314J
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Public use
Airport
YAKUTAT
Kind of flying
CS
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Temp
54° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000045359
Total time
20,641 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Age
61
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
EATHER NOT CONNECTED.100 OCTANE FUEL.
Investigator remarks
APRX 1745LBS OVR MAX GWT.ENG NOT FEATHERED.AUTOF
Cause factors
- 64/C/01 C PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Cause
- 68/C/D6 C PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
- 74/C/G5 C POWERPLANT STACKS Cause
- 74/C/AF C POWERPLANT VALVE ASSEMBLIES Cause
- 88/C/51 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FIRE IN ENGINE Cause
- 88/K/76 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. Joint factor
- 88/K/07 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Joint factor
- 88/K/62 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS PILOT FATIGUE 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 2854.
Source file
NTSB_1977_3_2854.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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