NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX81FVW19
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 411 · N1355G
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Business
Airport
HENDERSON
Kind of flying
DZ
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
060° / 8 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000004110240
Total time
3,558 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
4,761
Age
31
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
VOLT REG SET 50AMPS,R VOLT REG SET 100AMPS.
Investigator remarks
PLT RPTD COMPLETE ELEC FAILURE.FD BATTERY DRY,L
Cause factors
- 64/A/39 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/J/D6 J PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Joint cause
- 75/J/AI J SYSTEMS REGULATOR Joint cause
- 75/J/AA J SYSTEMS BATTERIES Joint cause
- 88/J/AK J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOW FLUID LEVEL Joint cause
- 88/J/33 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ELECTRICAL FAILURE 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 2446.
Source file
NTSB_1981_3_2446.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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