NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA76DKT93
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
TURBO THRUSH · N5512X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
CHEM AIRSPRAY
Kind of flying
DC
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
090° / 5 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
00000001712R
Total time
1,544 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
2,500
Age
24
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
Investigator remarks
USING REVERSE THRUST ON LDG ROLL.TAILWHEEL LOCK
Cause factors
- 64/C/79 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
- 64/C/21 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
- 64/B/22 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
- 68/L/D6 L PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
- 70/L/CD L AIRFRAME TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
- 88/L/47 L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
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 2938.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_2938.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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