NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX71DUJ87
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 1-26 · N2795Z
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
ESTRELLA SAILPORT
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000288
Total time
576 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
32
Age
16
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
IPELINE,TALL SAGUARO CACTUS BOTH SIDES.
Investigator remarks
LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT.SELECTED AREA CLEARED FOR P
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN 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 1485.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_1485.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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