NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC68D0322
Registry · N2327W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BLUE HERON 2003 MARATHON
Year of manufacture
2003
Engine
ROTAX 582DCDI (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20071204
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A21350
Registrant of record
WAHL MATTHEW E
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
BEECH A-23A · N2327W
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Business
Airport
GARDEN CTY MUNI
Kind of flying
A1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
080° / 5 kt
Aircraft history
Total time
454 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
12
Age
54
Investigator remarks
SECOND LNDG OF PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT.
Cause factors
- 64/C/79 C PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
- 64/B/25 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
- 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
3 4436.
Source file
NTSB_1966_3_4436.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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