NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW77FPD09
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 ↗.
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