NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW68F0290
Registry · N2830J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-161
Year of manufacture
1979
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790503
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2DB81
Registrant of record
PAGANO NATHAN J
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
PIETENPOL SCOUT · N2830J
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
TWIN CITY
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
80° F
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
290
Age
36
Investigator remarks
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED OR AIRWORTHY.
Cause factors
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/01 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/31 A PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/A/D1 A PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) Cause — pilot/personnel action
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
2 0762.
Source file
NTSB_1967_2_0762.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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