NTSB CAROL · Event
Event EU170DYZ02
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 A-26 · N40XY
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Business
Airport
BEIRUT
Kind of flying
DB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000018607
Total time
4,438 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
7,000
Age
35
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OF LEBANON.
Investigator remarks
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
5 0038.
Source file
NTSB_1970_5_0038.txt.
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