NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC76AN080
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
MITSUBISHI MU2B20 · N531MA
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
EC
Operator type
Business
Airport
BENNINGTON STATE
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
230° / 7 kt
Temp
30° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000130
Total time
2,742 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
2,897
Age
59
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ATTEMPT IFR FLT UNTIL HE ATTENDED FORMAL SCHOOL.
Investigator remarks
AFTER 4 DAY CHECKOUT IN A/C INST TOLD STU NOT TO
Cause factors
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/31 J PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Joint cause
- 64/J/02 J PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Joint cause
- 82/J/F J WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. 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
3 1085.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_1085.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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