NTSB CAROL · Event
Event IAD79FKW04
Registry · N377WB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
JUST AIRCRAFT LLC JA30 SUPERSTOL
Year of manufacture
2015
Engine
ROTAX 914 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20151030
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A44FC2
Registrant of record
G-DAWG LLC
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
CESSNA 310Q · N377WB
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
C4
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
SEVIER-GATLINBURG
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
240° / 10 kt
Temp
30° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000310Q0954
Total time
1,195 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,290
Age
27
Investigator remarks
FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON RWY.
Cause factors
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/06 A PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 80/J/BC J AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW ON RUNWAY Joint cause
- 82/J/F J WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. Joint cause
- 82/J/D J WEATHER SNOW 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 0233.
Source file
NTSB_1979_3_0233.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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