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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event LAX80DUK03

1980-09-15 KINGMAN, Arizona, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

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 ↗.