NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC73IN124
Registry · N118AA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
TCDS
A-782 · SIERRA HOTEL AERO INC
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A049EC
Registrant of record
NORTHERN VALLEY AIR LTD LLC
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
DOUGLAS DC-10 · N118AA
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Airport
ROCHESTER-MONROE
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
290° / 17 kt
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000046518
Total time
1,653 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
17,000
Age
51
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ASYMMETRICAL PWR. 17K X-WIND..
Investigator remarks
BRAKING ACTION REPTD FAIR,WAS POOR.PLT DIDNT USE
Cause factors
- 64/A/79 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/21 J PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Joint cause
- 80/J/BC J AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW ON RUNWAY Joint cause
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint 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
4 0007.
Source file
NTSB_1973_4_0007.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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