NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX80DUK03
Registry · N1601H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND EC135T3
Year of manufacture
2013
TCDS
H88EU · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (AHD)
Engine
TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2 (642 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20170505
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0F431
Registrant of record
VALKYRIE EUROPE 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
CESSNA I77RG · N1601H
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
190° / 15 kt
Temp
95° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000177RG0774
Total time
2,212 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,865
Age
35
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
PART.
Investigator remarks
PROP GOV OIL SUPPLY LINE, 75167,CRACKED.17HRS ON
Cause factors
- 74/C/DB C POWERPLANT LINES,HOSES,FITTING Cause
- 88/C/BD C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS BUCKLED Cause
- 88/C/81 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM 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 3569.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_3569.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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