NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC71IN052
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
BOEING 747 · N93109
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft history
Serial number
Z
Pilot
Certificate
ZA (ZA)
Investigator remarks
PLT FWD WINDSHIELD DELAMINATED IN FLT. LND OK.
Cause factors
- 70/A/BH A AIRFRAME WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/95 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE 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
4 0042.
Source file
NTSB_1970_4_0042.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Abstract
Incorporation of EGPWS in the NASA Ames Research Center 747-400 Flight Simulator
The NASA Ames Research Center CAE Boeing 747300 flight simulator is used primarily for the study of human factors in aviation safety.
- arXiv 2022 · arXiv preprint
Augmented RBMLE-UCB Approach for Adaptive Control of Linear Quadratic Systems
We consider the problem of controlling an unknown stochastic linear system with quadratic costs - called the adaptive LQ control problem.
- NASA NTRS 2021 · Poster
Sleep, Sleepiness, and Performance Across Three In-Flight Bunk Rest Opportunities
Introduction: Airline pilots are required to take a rest break in a bunk during long-haul flights in an effort to reduce sleepiness during critical phases of flight.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Other
Documentation for Three Wake Vortex Model Data Sets from Simulation of Flight 587 Wake Vortex Encounter Accident Case
This document contains a general description for data sets of a wake vortex system in a turbulent environment. The turbulence and thermal stratification of the environment are representative of the co…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Dynamic stability characteristics of the combination space shuttle orbiter and ferry vehicle
Subsonic forced-oscillation tests of a 0.015 scale model of the space shuttle orbiter/747 ferry vehicle were conducted in the Langley high speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel at Mach numbers of 0.2, 0.4, and 0…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Comparison of Aircraft Tire Wear with Initial Wheel Rotational Speed
The impact an aircraft has on its tires when it lands has been problematic practically since the invention of the airplane.
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