NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX72FUG18
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 · N8757F
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
A3
Operator type
Part 121 (air carrier)
Kind of flying
A2
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
260° / 13 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000009695
Total time
2,250 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,412
Age
45
Investigator remarks
WIND GUSTING 28K.
Cause factors
- 88/A/AX A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS GROUND RESONANCE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/A/D6 A PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/CA A AIRFRAME MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. Cause — pilot/personnel action
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 2170.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_2170.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2003 · Journal article (JAAER)
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