NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX77DUJ76
Registry · N55785
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture
1973 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730524
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A71CFA
Registrant of record
LA GRANGE AVIATION LLC
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
PIPER PA-36 · N55785
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Day
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
HAMILTON AIR STRI
Kind of flying
CB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
090° / 3 kt
Temp
90° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0036-7660096
Total time
250 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
3,265
Age
30
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
EL AND 150 GAL OF SPRAY.DENSITY ALT 5000FT.
Investigator remarks
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF WITH FULL LOAD OF FU
Cause factors
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/24 A PILOT IN COMMAND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/29 J PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Joint cause
- 88/J/24 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS JETTISONED LOAD Joint cause
- 82/J/W J WEATHER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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 1829.
Source file
NTSB_1977_3_1829.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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