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DIA69F0209

1969-06-04 · WH SUL SPRGS, West Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N31845

Make / Model
AERONCA 65-LB
Year of manufacture
1940 · 29 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791214
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3678B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
AERONCA 65-LB · N31845
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
GREENBRIER
Kind of flying
A3

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
80° F

Aircraft history

Total time
980 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
72
Age
17

Investigator remarks

PLT SAID HE FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/21 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
  • 88/C/02 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE Cause
  • 88/C/72 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-CARBURETOR Cause
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1501. Source file NTSB_1969_3_1501.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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