NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC72FHD14
Registry · N3771H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ERCOUPE 415-C
Year of manufacture
1947 · 24 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4504F
Registrant of record
GOLDSTEIN STEVEN I
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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
ERCO 415-C · N3771H
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
PEMBERTON
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / 8 kt
Temp
85° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000004396
Total time
1,420 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
65
Age
45
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OF THE CRACK.
Investigator remarks
STEERING YOKE RING CRACKED,DARK COLORING ABT 1/2
Cause factors
- 68/A/D6 A PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/CE A AIRFRAME NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/95 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/AH A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS PREVIOUS DAMAGE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 80/A/BL A AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SOFT RUNWAY 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 3326.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_3326.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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