NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN72AD053
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-30 · N8654Y
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
DC
Operator type
Business
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
050° / 7 kt
Temp
35° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000030-1796
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,250
Age
59
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
EA BLO MINIMUMS. ALTERNATE ROUTE SUGGESTED.
Investigator remarks
L OUTBOARD WG FAILED. PLT WAS ADVISED RAWLINS AR
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/04 A PILOT IN COMMAND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/09 A PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/94 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/49 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT Joint cause
- 82/J/A J WEATHER LOW CEILING Joint cause
- 82/J/C J WEATHER FOG Joint cause
- 82/J/D J WEATHER SNOW 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 0744.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_0744.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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