NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC81FCQ07
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
SCORPION 133 · N4990Y
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Night
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C3
Operator type
D
Airport
PRIVATE HELIPORT
Kind of flying
A3
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
210° / 5 kt
Temp
76° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000RW2727
Total time
24 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
674
Age
30
Cause factors
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS 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 3342.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_3342.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- NASA NTRS 2021 · Presentation
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- NASA NTRS 2021 · Presentation
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Conference paper
Certificated AMTs: What Will Encourage More Women to Become Aviation Maintenance Technicians?
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Bio-Fuel Alternatives in South African Airways (SAA) Operations - Is it an Effective Response to Vulnerability over Carbon Taxes and Penalty?
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