NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC79IA025
Registry · N412EA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPISTREL D O O ALPHA TRAINER
Year of manufacture
2025
Engine
ROTAX 912UL2 (80 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20250930
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4DBF3
Registrant of record
MAVERICK PILOT DEVELOPMENT LLC
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 210 · N6153N
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
E
Kind of flying
CI
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000062924
Total time
70 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,495
Age
23
Investigator remarks
CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT PIN CAME OUT.
Cause factors
- 74/C/AY C POWERPLANT OTHER Cause
- 88/C/BM C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISCONNECTED 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
5 0011.
Source file
NTSB_1979_5_0011.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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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.
- NASA NTRS 2020 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Evaluation Issues for a Flight Deck Interface; CAST SE-210 Output 2: Report 4 of 6
This report is part of a series of reports that addresses flight deck design and evaluation, written as a response to loss of control accidents.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
Utilizing Drones to Streamline Wildlife Hazard Management Efforts by Airport Operators
Airports operating under the Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 should conduct a wildlife hazard assessment (WHA) when some wildlife-strike events have occurred at or near the airport.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Cockpit Interruptions and Distractions: Effective Management Requires a Careful Balancing Act
Managing several tasks concurrently is an everyday part of cockpit operations. For the most part, crews handle concurrent task demands efficiently, yet crew preoccupation with one task to the detrimen…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Effects of digital altimetry on pilot workload
A series of VOR-DME instrument landing approaches was flown in the DC-9 full-workload simulator to compare pilot performance, scan behavior, and workload when using a computer-drum-pointer altimeter (…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
Flight test investigation of certification issues pertaining to general-aviation-type aircraft with natural laminar flow
Development of Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) technology for application to general aviation-type aircraft has raised some question as to the adequacy of FAR Part 23 for certification of aircraft with sig…
- NASA NTRS 2013 · Conference Paper
Maintaining the safety of an aging fleet of aircraft
The current status of the Douglas Aging Fleet is examined in light of increasing concern for the possibility of the onset of widespread cracking and recent industry activity to minimize the concern.
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