NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW82IA003
Registry · N8961
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA T240
Year of manufacture
2016
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20160629
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC5E19
Registrant of record
DERBA PAUL
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
DOUGLAS DC-9 · N8961
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
EE
Airport
MIDLAND REGIONAL
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED
Wind
040° / 8 kt
Temp
58° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000045842
Total time
40,477 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
LING,SAFETY WIRE MISSING.CO PROC TO SAFETY HNDL.
Investigator remarks
TAILCONE SEPD DRG LNDG.FOUND EXT RLS HANDLE DANG
Cause factors
- 68/A/K9 A PERSONNEL OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/BG A AIRFRAME FAIRINGS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/BM A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISCONNECTED Cause — pilot/personnel action
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
4 0019.
Source file
NTSB_1981_4_0019.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Cockpit Interruptions and Distractions: Effective Management Requires a Careful Balancing Act
Managing several tasks concurrently is an everyday part of cockpit operations. For the most part, crews handle concurrent task demands efficiently, yet crew preoccupation with one task to the detrimen…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Effects of digital altimetry on pilot workload
A series of VOR-DME instrument landing approaches was flown in the DC-9 full-workload simulator to compare pilot performance, scan behavior, and workload when using a computer-drum-pointer altimeter (…
- NASA NTRS 2013 · Conference Paper
Maintaining the safety of an aging fleet of aircraft
The current status of the Douglas Aging Fleet is examined in light of increasing concern for the possibility of the onset of widespread cracking and recent industry activity to minimize the concern.
- NASA NTRS 2011 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Predicted airframe noise levels for certification flights
A correction is presented for a previously published inconsistency in predicted airframe noise values, which were based on approach velocities lower than those required for FAA certification.
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