NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA75FKJ05
Registry · N7DS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
LANCAIR LANCAIR LNC4P
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A95038
Registrant of record
ACE PDR 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 188 · N7DS
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
DJ
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Kind of flying
CA
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
92° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000018800805
Total time
1,634 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
21,450
Age
35
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OF SVCE.
Investigator remarks
INDUCTION AIR BOX THROTTLE ROD FAILED AFTR 20HR
Cause factors
- 74/C/I0 C POWERPLANT THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES Cause
- 88/C/95 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE Cause
- 83/B/I B TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
- 68/3/D6 3 PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Subordinate · 3
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 2883.
Source file
NTSB_1974_3_2883.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2003 · Journal article (JAAER)
Assessing the Evolution of the Airborne Generation of Thermal Lift in Aerostats 1783 to 1883
Lift has been generated thermally in aerostats for 219 years making this the most enduring form of lift generation in lighter-than-air aviation.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 · Conference paper
Assessing Small UAS Operator Flight Behavior and Potential Interference with Aviation Operations in Controlled Airspace
The rapid rise of small UAS (sUAS) operations in the National Airspace System is generating an increasing concern about possible interference with manned aircraft.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 · Conference paper
Age Differences in Helicopter Accidents: A Preliminary Investigation
This study utilized the NTSB database from 2006 to 2016 to examine differences in severity of accidents by age for helicopter operations.
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