NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW72FPA11
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
SCHWEIZER TG-3A · N59432
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
Z
Airport
VALLEY MILLS
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
180° / 11 kt
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000042-52929
Total time
163 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
150
Age
19
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
TIGHT 360 DEG PATTERN. PLT HAD 20 MIN IN TYPE ACFT
Investigator remarks
PREMATURE RELEASE FROM AUTO TOW. STALLED DURING
Cause factors
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/31 J PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Joint cause
- 64/J/20 J PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. 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 3733.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_3733.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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