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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MKC66F0319

1965-10-29 SALINA, Kansas, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

N93072 Globe GC-1B Serious

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

GLOBE GC-1B · N93072

Damage

Substantial

Craft type

Airplane

Classification

Accident

Light condition

Dawn

Weather

VMC

Phase of flight

Cruise — level (EA)

Operator type

D

Airport

SALINA MUNICIPAL

Kind of flying

A2

Weather at impact

Sky

CLEAR

Wind

230° / 12 kt

Temp

66° F

Aircraft history

Total time

468 hrs

Pilot

Certificate

Flight instructor (CFI)

Total hours

3,800

Age

40

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

G. O/H 9/25/65, INSTALLED 10/28/65.

Investigator remarks

MARVEL SCHEBLER CARB MA3SPA NO.S65, FLOAT BINDIN

Cause factors

74/A/CG A
POWERPLANT CARBURETOR Cause — pilot/personnel action
88/A/BA A
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS BINDING Cause — pilot/personnel action
68/A/D0 A
PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause — pilot/personnel action
64/B/16 B
PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

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 2 0999. Source file NTSB_1965_2_0999.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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