NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX68A0028
Registry · N8900F
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DJI MAVIC AIR 2
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC47B2
Registrant of record
MOFFETT CHARLES W
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
HUGHES 269A · N8900F
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C2
Operator type
Business
Airport
WALKER BASIN STRP
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
315° / 10 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Total time
547 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
485
Age
22
Investigator remarks
PLT MADE JUMP TAKEOFF FROM CONFINED AREA.
Cause factors
- 64/A/18 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/W J WEATHER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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
2 0522.
Source file
NTSB_1967_2_0522.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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