NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA75AM045
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 · N2855X
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
POMPANO BEACH
Kind of flying
DB
Weather at impact
Sky
BROKEN
Wind
060° / 11 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000017700255
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
218
Age
40
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
RN BACK TO ARPT FM 150-200 FT ALT.
Investigator remarks
ENG PWR LOST AFTR APRX 1/2 RWY USED.PLT ATMTD TU
Cause factors
- 74/C/KA C POWERPLANT POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS Cause
- 64/B/27 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
- 64/B/16 B PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
- 64/3/01 3 PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Subordinate · 3
- 88/K/07 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Joint factor
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 0589.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_0589.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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