NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC78DA061
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
SIKORSKY S-64 · N4036S
Damage
None
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D4
Operator type
Y
Kind of flying
CK
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
00000064-100
Total time
2,039 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
11,500
Age
53
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
MISC-CLAMP SLIPPED CAUSING RIGGING TO HIT WORKMAN
Investigator remarks
POSITIONING UPPER TRANSMISSION TWR TO BASE TWR.
Cause factors
- 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
3 2414.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_2414.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Comparison of predicted engine core noise with proposed FAA helicopter noise certification requirements
Calculated engine core noise levels, based on NASA-Lewis prediction procedures, for five representative helicopter engines are compared with measured total helicopter noise levels and proposed FAA hel…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Comparison of predicted engine core noise with proposed FAA helicopter noise certification requirements
Calculated engine core noise levels, based on NASA-Lewis prediction procedures, for five representative helicopter engines are compared with measured total helicopter noise levels and proposed FAA hel…
- NASA NTRS 2011 · Other
Helicopter engine core noise
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