NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC74DNC21
Registry · N1118S
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
Year of manufacture
1971 · 2 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710604
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0336B
Registrant of record
AERO CLUB ALBATROSS INC
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
SCHWEIZER 126 · N1118S
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
FRACONIA
Kind of flying
A1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000508
Total time
350 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
18
Age
27
Cause factors
- 64/A/48 A PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/31 A PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT 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 3235.
Source file
NTSB_1973_3_3235.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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- 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.
- Semantic Scholar 2015 · Article (BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation)
The feasibility and effectiveness of high-intensity boxing training versus moderate-intensity brisk walking in adults with abdominal obesity: a pilot study
BackgroundHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) performed on exercise cycle or treadmill is considered safe and often more beneficial for fat loss and cardiometabolic health than moderate-intensity …
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2007 · Journal article (JAAER)
Student Enthusiasm for Part 135 Flight Simulations
The need to develop collegiate aviation simulation activities that mirror corporate and commercial operating practices, particularly those regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under …
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