NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX79DUG48
Registry · N4085W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6A
Year of manufacture
2001
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20010829
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4CD75
Registrant of record
IRVIN GARY Z
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-32 · N4085W
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
HESPERIA
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
360° / 25 kt
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000003240161
Total time
3,013 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
798
Age
65
Investigator remarks
WND GUSTING 35K.
Cause factors
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 64/C/28 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS Cause
- 82/L/I L WEATHER WIND SHEAR
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 2006.
Source file
NTSB_1979_3_2006.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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