NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC80FA013
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
PIPER PA-31 · N7511L
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
E
Airport
MCCOMAS LEE'S SUM
Kind of flying
CI
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
335° / 15 kt
Temp
34° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
00000031-837
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
2,200
Age
34
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
TURBC NOT FORECASTED.
Investigator remarks
WINGS DMGD DRG RECOVERY FRM TURBC UPSET.LNDD OK.
Cause factors
- 68/C/F0 C PERSONNEL INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST Cause
- 82/C/L C WEATHER TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS Cause
- 82/C/M C WEATHER DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS Cause
- 64/B/23 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
- 64/B/09 B PILOT IN COMMAND EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
- 70/K/AE K AIRFRAME SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS Joint factor
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
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 3703.
Source file
NTSB_1979_3_3703.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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