NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC78FCG57
Registry · N5731X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 320
Year of manufacture
1961 · 17 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSI0-470-B (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19611009
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A75C1F
Registrant of record
LIFE IS FLYING INC
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
CESSNA 320 · N5731X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
EXECUTIVE
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
0000320-0031
Total time
3,403 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
4,400
Age
55
Cause factors
- 64/A/10 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/J/03 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE Joint cause
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 2144.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_2144.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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Academic papers and agency reports matching this event's aircraft type. Sourced from NASA NTRS, NTSB Safety Studies, FAA CAMI, AOPA Air Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons, arXiv, and the Semantic Scholar academic graph.
- arXiv 2022 · arXiv preprint
Experimental investigations on the characteristics of snow accretion using the EMU-320 model train
This paper presents a snow accretion test conducted in a climate wind tunnel to investigate the icing process on a model train.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 · Conference paper
Pilot Control Design Influences on Pilot Monitoring Effectiveness of Crew Resource Management in Airbus 320 Landings
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of Airbus flight control design on pilot perception of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in the landing phase of flight.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Journal article (JAAER)
Is “Green Dot” Always the Optimum Engines-Out Glide Speed on the Airbus A320 Aircraft?
The dual-engine failure checklist of the Airbus A320 states that the optimum airspeed at which the aircraft can be flown is the “green dot” speed when an engine restart is considered impossible.
- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
Leveraging Large Self-Supervised Time-Series Models for Transferable Diagnosis in Cross-Aircraft Type Bleed Air System
Bleed Air System (BAS) is critical for maintaining flight safety and operational efficiency, supporting functions such as cabin pressurization, air conditioning, and engine anti-icing.
- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
Distilling Tiny and Ultra-fast Deep Neural Networks for Autonomous Navigation on Nano-UAVs
Nano-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are ideal candidates for flying Internet-of-Things smart sensors to collect information in narrow spaces.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
Airline Pilot Risk Profiling by Using Unstable Approach Management Case
Risk and human decision-making cannot be separated from each other. Many of theories and studies have tried to analyze pilots’ decision-making processes, risk factors, and preference behavior in the a…
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