NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC69A0024
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 95 · N8217D
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
FAIRFAX
Kind of flying
DZ
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
190° / 15 kt
Temp
83° F
Aircraft history
Total time
2,043 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
645
Age
29
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ES BURNED.SHORTED OUT L ENG.UNQUALIFED IN TYPE.
Investigator remarks
OVERPRIMING CAUSED FUEL TO IGNITE.SPARK PLUG WIR
Cause factors
- 64/C/02 C PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause
- 64/C/36 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES Cause
- 88/C/07 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Cause
- 88/C/26 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS STOLEN OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF AIRCRAFT Cause
- 88/C/51 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FIRE IN ENGINE Cause
- 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 4433.
Source file
NTSB_1968_3_4433.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Journal article (JAAER)
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- Semantic Scholar 2018 · Article (Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1994 · Journal article (JAAER)
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- NASA NTRS 2016 · Conference Paper
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