NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX70FUM12
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 A-188 · N8079V
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EJ
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
FARM STRIP
Kind of flying
CB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
120° / 8 kt
Temp
87° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000188-0329
Total time
314 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,704
Age
27
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
NTAIN FLYING SPEED DUE HEAVY LOAD ON ACFT.
Investigator remarks
ATMTD GO-AROUND WITH PROP IN LOW RPM PSN. UN MAI
Cause factors
- 64/C/20 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. Cause
- 64/C/21 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
- 64/C/19 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT Cause
- 88/C/07 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Cause
- 88/C/DC C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOAD NOT JETTISONED Cause
- 88/L/AQ L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND
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 2754.
Source file
NTSB_1970_3_2754.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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