NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX76AL094
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 210 · N2288S
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
D2
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
LINDBERGH
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
190° / 10 kt
Temp
71° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000021061231
Total time
433 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
300
Age
23
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
RS PRIOR TO FLT.FSS ADVSD PLT NOT TO ATMPT VFR FLT
Investigator remarks
ACFT SANK IN OCEAN,1 PAX NOT RCVD.PLT FLEW 12.5H
Cause factors
- 64/C/29 C PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/C/32 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL Cause
- 64/C/27 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
- 88/C/63 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
- 88/L/62 L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS PILOT FATIGUE
- 88/K/88 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER Joint factor
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 3509.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_3509.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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