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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC78FNC21

1978-03-20 RUTLAND, Vermont, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3760W

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-32-260

Engine

LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A44C82

Registrant of record

TONINI RYAN

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

PIPER PA-32 · N3760W

Damage

Substantial

Craft type

Airplane

Classification

Accident

Light condition

Dawn

Weather

VMC

Phase of flight

C0

Operator type

D

Airport

RUTLAND STATE

Kind of flying

B0

Weather at impact

Sky

CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number

000000N3760W

Total time

2,923 hrs

Pilot

Certificate

Commercial

Total hours

502

Age

36

Investigator remarks

PLT ATTEMPTD TAKEOFF WITH RIGHT LEG IN CAST.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/65 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT Cause
  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 80/K/BD K
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW WINDROWS Joint factor

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 0636. Source file NTSB_1978_3_0636.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.