NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW70A0009
Registry · N197J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AGUSTA SPA A109E
Year of manufacture
2004
TCDS
H7EU · LEONARDO S P A
Engine
P&W CANADA PW206C (561 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20041013
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A182F4
Registrant of record
GLOBAL AIRCRAFT TRUST INC TRUSTEE
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
BEECH 95-B55 · N197J
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
ED
Operator type
Business
Airport
GRTR SOUTHWEST IN
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
320° / 5 kt
Temp
75° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000TC1198
Total time
124 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
1,586
Age
49
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
BELOW PUBLISHED APCH MINIMUMS ON BACKCOURSE ILS.
Investigator remarks
PLT DIDNT REQUEST WEA BRIEFS ENROUTE. DESCENDED
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/26 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IFR OPERATION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/B J WEATHER RAIN Joint cause
- 82/J/L J WEATHER TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS Joint cause
- 82/J/X J WEATHER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 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 2715.
Source file
NTSB_1969_3_2715.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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