NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW79FPM15
Registry · N1073X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-200
Year of manufacture
1975 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750425
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0218C
Registrant of record
AUSTIN ARROWS INC
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 · N1073X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DC
Operator type
Part 121 (air carrier)
Airport
TULSA INTERNATNTL
Kind of flying
A0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
180° / 15 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
028R-7535232
Total time
460 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
3,046
Age
28
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ORCED LNDG.
Investigator remarks
COLLIDE W PWR LINE DRG GO-AROUND FROM PRACTICE F
Cause factors
- 64/C/15 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS Cause
- 88/B/DG B MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
- 88/L/85 L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SIMULATED CONDITIONS
- 83/K/I K TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 2519.
Source file
NTSB_1979_3_2519.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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