NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX70DVA12
Registry · N10364
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH WING UUM INC SPORT X2
Year of manufacture
2009
Engine
ROTAX 582UL-99 (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090910
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A01320
Registrant of record
WILBUR EVERETT L JR
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
SCHWEIZER SGS123 · N10364
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
315° / 10 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000047
Total time
1,297 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
130
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
FAR AWAY.STALLED AVOIDING OIL RIG IN CLOSER AREA.
Investigator remarks
AFT LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT PLT PICKED LDG AREA TOO
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 84/A/7 A MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 83/J/I J TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 1696.
Source file
NTSB_1970_3_1696.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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