NTSB CAROL · Event
Event IAD78FKW04
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-28 · N5733W
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D7
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
CHILHOWEE GLIDER
Kind of flying
A1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
320° / 9 kt
Temp
24° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000028-2904
Total time
1,534 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
71
Age
20
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ING LOW LEVEL STEEP TURNS,ROLLING MANEUVERS.
Investigator remarks
PLT HAD SOLO ENDORSEMENT,EXPIRED MEDICAL.PERFORM
Cause factors
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/14 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING Joint cause
- 68/J/C0 J PERSONNEL INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT Joint cause
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 0046.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_0046.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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