NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX71DUJ27
Registry · N6276T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA TR182
Year of manufacture
1983
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830627
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8337A
Registrant of record
FINN STEVEN F
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 150E · N6276T
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DC
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
DE
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
090° / 20 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000015060976
Total time
2,109 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
1,094
Age
31
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
N. GUSTING TO 30K. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 7000 FT.
Investigator remarks
CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO CLIMB OUT OF CANYO
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/A/M A WEATHER DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
- 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
3 3727.
Source file
NTSB_1970_3_3727.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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