NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC81FNA09
Registry · N2123M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28RT-201
Year of manufacture
1979 · 2 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790124
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1C3BD
Registrant of record
PAPADOPOULOS DIMITRIS ALEXANDER
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-28R · N2123M
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
FALMOUTH
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
350° / 6 kt
Temp
25° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
0028R7918054
Total time
906 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
2,555
Age
38
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
OF RWY.RWY PLOWED APRX 35FT WIDE.
Investigator remarks
DRIFTED LEFT,LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT SNOWBANK AT EDGE
Cause factors
- 64/A/79 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 80/J/BD J AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SNOW WINDROWS Joint cause
- 88/J/91 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS TOUCH AND GO LANDING 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 0301.
Source file
NTSB_1981_3_0301.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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