NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC65F0183
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
CESSNA 140 · N2440N
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
SKY HAVEN
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
140° / 5 kt
Temp
45° F
Aircraft history
Total time
2,595 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
15
Age
20
Cause factors
- 64/C/22 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS 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 0926.
Source file
NTSB_1965_3_0926.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
On the shape of ice stalagmites
The growth of ice stalagmites obtained by the solidification of impacting droplets on a cooled substrate ($-50^{\circ}$C to $-140^{\circ}$C) is investigated experimentally.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Particulate Emissions Hazards Associated with Fueling Heat Engines
All hydrocarbon- (HC-) fueled heat engine exhaust (tailpipe) emissions (<10 to 140 nm) contribute as health hazards, including emissions from transportation vehicles (e.g., aircraft) and other HC-fuel…
- NASA NTRS 2016 · Conference Paper
United Airlines LOFT training
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
Late Morning Concurrent Sessions: Innovations in Aviation Technologies: Presentation: Wingsuit Materials Research – The Effect of Currently Used Materials on Wingsuit Aerodynamics.
While wingsuit flight is exhilarating and one of the fastest growing facets of sport skydiving, current wingsuit performance is poor at best.
- NASA NTRS 2013 · Conference Paper
Thermodynamic and fluid mechanic analysis of rapid pressurization in a dead-end tube
Three models have been applied to very rapid compression of oxygen in a dead-ended tube. Pressures as high as 41 MPa (6000 psi) leading to peak temperatures of 1400 K are predicted.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2003 · Journal article (JAAER)
A Safer Sky: An Examination of Factors Affecting Flight Safety in Taiwan
On April 26, 1994, China Airlines (CAL) Flight 140, service from Taipei, Taiwan to Nagoya, Japan, crashed near Nagoya International Airport while attempting an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach…
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