NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW72AF086
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
ALOUETTE II SA318C · N6458
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EH
Operator type
E
Airport
MAIN PASS 306A
Kind of flying
CI
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
250° / 10 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000002218
Total time
1,288 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
29,510
Age
48
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
HI RATE OF DESCENT DUE WND DWNDFTS.HIT HELIPAD
Investigator remarks
PLT FAILED INCR COLLECTIVE/PWR IN TIME TO ARREST
Cause factors
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/A/M A WEATHER DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 80/A/BY A AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/88 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER 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 0900.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_0900.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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