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MKC81DCQ47

1981-08-03 · PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N17658

Make / Model
SPARTAN 7W
Year of manufacture
1939 · 42 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19561026
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1329F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SPARTAN 7W · N17658
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
PHILLIPSBURG MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
100° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000027
Total time
4,910 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
1,600
Age
63

Cause factors

  • 64/A/22 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2223. Source file NTSB_1981_3_2223.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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