NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX80FA142
Registry · N6206X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA T206H
Year of manufacture
2008
Engine
LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20081202
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8197D
Registrant of record
VAN BORTEL AIRCRAFT INC
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
AERO COMDR 500-B · N6206X
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Night
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
ED
Operator type
Business
Airport
SANTA MARIA
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
320° / 5 kt
Temp
58° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000001070-50
Total time
2,112 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,250
Age
58
Investigator remarks
HIT MTN 6MI FRM ARPT DRG 2ND ILS ATMT.
Cause factors
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/26 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IFR OPERATION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/A J WEATHER LOW CEILING Joint cause
- 82/J/C J WEATHER FOG 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 3748.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_3748.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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