NTSB CAROL · Event
Event IAD74II055
Registry · N1291N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG
Year of manufacture
2009
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090127
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A077A9
Registrant of record
WESTERN STATES LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CO
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
BEECH G18 · N1291N
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
E
Airport
METROPOLITAN
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000BA-586
Total time
4,490 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
5,000
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
HT ON L SIDE OF LDG GR FORK.ROD EXTDD THRU 5/8IN.
Investigator remarks
MAIL FLT.L GR DOOR BRACKET P/N 414-185951-5 CAUG
Cause factors
- 68/A/D6 A PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/BJ A AIRFRAME WHEEL WELL DOORS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/47 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT 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
5 0010.
Source file
NTSB_1974_5_0010.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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