NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX75DUG51
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 SGS134 · N7612
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
EL MIRAGE
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / 20 kt
Temp
95° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000002
Total time
856 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,820
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
QUIP.
Investigator remarks
RAN OUT OF LIFT. UN RET TO FLD. HIT IRRIGATION E
Cause factors
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/27 J PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Joint cause
- 83/J/I J TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint cause
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 1389.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_1389.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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