NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX76FUG08
Registry · N61TC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
Year of manufacture
2023
Engine
LYCOMING O-360-A1P (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20231024
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7EE11
Registrant of record
MOROTTI JOHN
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
BEDE BD-5 · N61TC
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D0
Operator type
D
Airport
CHINO
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
80° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000118
Total time
17 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
ZA (ZA)
Total hours
232
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ONDA CIVIC ENG. LND IN NURSERY.
Investigator remarks
B NUT FITTING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED IN OIL SYS. H
Cause factors
- 74/C/DB C POWERPLANT LINES,HOSES,FITTING Cause
- 88/C/29 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY SECURED Cause
- 88/C/81 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM Cause
- 88/C/CB C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED Cause
- 68/C/J6 C PERSONNEL OTHER Cause
- 64/K/31 K PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Joint factor
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
- 83/K/Y K TERRAIN OTHER 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 1729.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_1729.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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