NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC76AK058
Registry · N31013
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CAMERON BALLOONS US XT-77
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A34968
Registrant of record
AEROSTATICA INC DBA
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
LOCKHEED L-1011 · N31013
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D2
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000193B1035
Total time
5,236 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
11,124
Age
48
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
SYSTEMS-WET WIRE FAULT RESULTED IN ARCING
Investigator remarks
COMBUSTION SOURCE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN MIST FORM.
Cause factors
- 75/A/AY A SYSTEMS OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 84/A/J A MISCELLANEOUS WRITTEN CAUSE 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
1 0009.
Source file
NTSB_1976_1_0009.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
The analysis of airline flight records for winds and performance with application to the Delta 191 accident
Advanced analytical methods applied to airline digital flight records and ATC radar tracking data are providing new insights into atmospheric disturbances that cause serious operating problems for air…
- NASA NTRS 2011 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Predicted airframe noise levels for certification flights
A correction is presented for a previously published inconsistency in predicted airframe noise values, which were based on approach velocities lower than those required for FAA certification.
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