NTSB CAROL · Event
Event IAD71FIG31
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
BEECH B35 · N5142C
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C0
Operator type
D
Airport
KENTMORR AIRPARK
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
002° / 10 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000000D2427
Total time
3,189 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
77
Age
31
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
LDGS,PARKED CHEROKEE N4628R.OVR G/W BEYOND AFT C/G
Investigator remarks
T/O-OBSVD NOSE HI,TAIL DRAGGING.VEERED L HIT 2 B
Cause factors
- 64/C/29 C PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/C/20 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. Cause
- 64/C/79 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
- 64/C/81 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF Cause
- 80/L/BA L AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES WET RUNWAY
- 88/L/76 L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
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 0032.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_0032.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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