NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX76DUG09
Registry · N91101
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEARHAWK AIRCRAFT INC BEARHAWK FIVE
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC9CD4
Registrant of record
FAIRCHILD CHAD
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 207 · N91101
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C0
Operator type
D
Airport
HESPERIA
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
090° / 15 kt
Temp
80° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
00T207-00074
Total time
1,972 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
231
Age
31
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
LLY CLOGGED BY DEBRIS. PLT LND ON HILL SIDE.
Investigator remarks
OBS SAID ENG PWR NOT FULL ON TKOF. SCREEN PARTIA
Cause factors
- 68/C/D6 C PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
- 84/C/G C MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS Cause
- 88/C/64 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL Cause
- 74/C/CE C POWERPLANT FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS Cause
- 88/C/CF C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OBSTRUCTED Cause
- 64/B/81 B PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
- 88/K/AQ K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND Joint factor
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE 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 2574.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_2574.txt.
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