NTSB CAROL · Event
Event IAD79FA109
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
TED SMITH 600 · N7547S
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
E
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C0
Operator type
E
Airport
RALEIGH-DURHAM
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
180° / 5 kt
Temp
74° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
060-0177-078
Total time
3,830 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
4,358
Age
26
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
.R MAG COIL WEDGES LOOSE.SIX R ENG PLUGS UNSAT.
Investigator remarks
PWR LOSS,R YAW 80MPH,CONT TKOF.R ENG SW ON R MAG
Cause factors
- 68/C/D6 C PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
- 74/C/BA C POWERPLANT MAGNETOS Cause
- 88/C/AV C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOOSE,PART/FITTING Cause
- 74/C/BC C POWERPLANT SPARK PLUG Cause
- 64/C/29 C PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/B/06 B PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
- 88/K/07 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Joint factor
- 88/K/DH K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY Joint factor
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 3907.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_3907.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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