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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event FTW77FPD09

1977-01-24 DENTON, Texas, United States Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1986T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

STODDARD HAMILTON GLASTAR

Year of manufacture

2001

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20010803

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1891F

Registrant of record

CARROLL DOUGLAS R

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

PIPER PA-28R · N1986T

Damage

Substantial

Craft type

Airplane

Classification

Accident

Light condition

Dusk

Weather

VMC

Phase of flight

Cruise — level (EA)

Operator type

Part 121 (air carrier)

Airport

DENTON MUNICIPAL

Kind of flying

A3

Weather at impact

Sky

CLEAR

Wind

330° / 5 kt

Temp

56° F

Aircraft history

Serial number

028R-7135199

Total time

1,103 hrs

Pilot

Certificate

Flight instructor (CFI)

Total hours

360

Age

36

Investigator remarks

PLT OVERSHOT RWY BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC.

Cause factors

  • 68/C/D0 C
    PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause
  • 74/C/I0 C
    POWERPLANT THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES Cause
  • 88/C/BM C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISCONNECTED Cause
  • 88/C/96 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL STARVATION Cause
  • 64/B/49 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
  • 83/K/A K
    TERRAIN WET,SOFT GROUND Joint factor

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 0051. Source file NTSB_1977_3_0051.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.