NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC66F0442
Registry · N4790T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER J3C-65
Year of manufacture
1965 · 1 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660125
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5E4F3
Registrant of record
JENKINS ROBERT W
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
PIPER J3C-65 · N4790T
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
B1
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
BROKEN BOW
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
340° / 25 kt
Temp
41° F
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
102
Age
49
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OWN WIND
Investigator remarks
WIND 25KTS GUSTY.PILOT HELD STICK BACK TAXIING D
Cause factors
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/A/H A WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
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 1231.
Source file
NTSB_1966_3_1231.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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