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FTW81FPD19

1981-04-25 · ROANOKE, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N9956Y

Make / Model
CHAMPION 402
Year of manufacture
1963 · 18 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19630516
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADE877

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CHAMPION 402 · N9956Y
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Airport
AERO VALLEY
Kind of flying
A0

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET
Wind
170° / 6 kt
Temp
77° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000402-14
Total time
1,191 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,185
Age
27

Investigator remarks

ACFT WILL NOT MAINTAIN FLT ON ONE ENG.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/21 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
  • 88/C/02 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE Cause
  • 88/C/72 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-CARBURETOR Cause
  • 82/L/G L
    WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
  • 83/K/A K
    TERRAIN WET,SOFT GROUND Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0867. Source file NTSB_1981_3_0867.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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