NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC80FCD11
Registry · N57305
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-200
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19731107
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A75C04
Registrant of record
C AND D COMPANY 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
PIPER PA-28R · N57305
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Business
Airport
TODD'S FIELD
Kind of flying
DD
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
40° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
028R-7435077
Total time
1,603 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
735
Age
41
Cause factors
- 64/A/39 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED 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 1181.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_1181.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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