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NYC76DNA23

1975-12-27 · FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N4094

Make / Model
MOONEY M-18C
Year of manufacture
1952 · 23 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560117
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4D0F4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY M-18C · N4094
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
OTIS AFB
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000271
Total time
897 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
135
Age
40

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

VENTING LDG GR EXTENSION,ACFT DIVERTED TO OTIS.

Investigator remarks

TKOF FM MUDDY RWY AT FALMOUTH ARPT,MUD FROZE PRE

Cause factors

  • 64/A/20 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 84/A/G A
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 70/A/CB A
    AIRFRAME NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4074. Source file NTSB_1975_3_4074.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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