NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX80DUG18
Registry · N29321
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 177
Year of manufacture
1968 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680126
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A30357
Registrant of record
RENDER JEFF
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 177 · N29321
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Z
Operator type
D
Airport
CABLE
Kind of flying
DY
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000017700811
Total time
1,473 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
ZA (ZA)
Investigator remarks
STOLEN AIRCRAFT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Cause factors
- 84/A/I A MISCELLANEOUS UNDETERMINED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/94 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint cause
- 88/J/26 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS STOLEN OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF AIRCRAFT 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 1398.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_1398.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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