NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC80FA023
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
BEECH H18 · N729F
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
EY
Operator type
E
Airport
JOHNSON CO EXEC
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
340° / 16 kt
Temp
26° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000BA-706
Total time
4,240 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
3,566
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
SHED DRG LOW VSBY APCH.ICE ON WINGS/STABILIZERS.
Investigator remarks
LOST RDO TMTR.DESTN NDB/ILS GS INOP.DIVERTED.CRA
Cause factors
- 64/A/40 A PILOT IN COMMAND INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/74 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS AIRFRAME ICE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 76/J/BA J INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS Joint cause
- 88/J/32 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE Joint cause
- 82/J/A J WEATHER LOW CEILING Joint cause
- 82/J/D J WEATHER SNOW Joint cause
- 82/J/F J WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. 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 0495.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_0495.txt.
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