NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC72DHA07
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
SCHWEIZER SGS134 · N7607
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
PHILADELPHIA GLID
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000053
Total time
25 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
3,450
Age
58
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
DE 360 DEG TURN TO 2ND APCH. HIT WIRES.
Investigator remarks
PLT WAS TOO HI ON APCH,DIDNT USE DIVE BRAKES. MA
Cause factors
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 64/C/27 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/L/19 L PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
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 2948.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_2948.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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