NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN77FA042
Registry · N101AT
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1977 · 0 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0087D
Registrant of record
ZRELAK PATRICK DBA
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
AERO TEK IV · N101AT
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DC
Operator type
K
Airport
MORIARTY
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000001
Total time
18 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
5,000
Age
53
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
STRENGTH IN AREA 200-1000FPM,POSSIBLY 1500FPM.
Investigator remarks
PROTOTYPE RACING GLIDER.WINGS SEPARATED.THERMAL
Cause factors
- 64/A/09 A PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/J/AC J AIRFRAME WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS Joint cause
- 88/J/94 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint cause
- 88/J/49 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT Joint cause
- 82/J/Y J WEATHER OTHER 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 3791.
Source file
NTSB_1977_3_3791.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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