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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC70I0062

1969-12-11 WINDSOR LOCK, Connecticut, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

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

FAIRCHILD FH-227 · N378NE

Damage

Minor

Craft type

Airplane

Classification

C

Light condition

Dawn

Weather

VMC

Phase of flight

Takeoff — initial climb (C1)

Airport

BRADLEY

Weather at impact

Sky

UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft history

Serial number

Z

Pilot

Certificate

DA (DA)

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

DISCONNECTED PUSH-PULL ROD ON T/O FROM BOSTON.

Investigator remarks

RUDDER CABLE TENSION REGULATOR CTL ARM FAILED.

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 4 0032. Source file NTSB_1969_4_0032.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.