NTSB CAROL · Event
Event OAK72FVA35
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
HARGIS JT · N3804
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
MADERA
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
310° / 5 kt
Temp
65° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
00000005-619
Total time
87 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
114
Age
26
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
EANNIES TEENIE.
Investigator remarks
FOURTH LDG IN TYPE ACFT. FLYING TAIL DESIGN OF J
Cause factors
- 64/C/25 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER LEVEL OFF Cause
- 64/B/62 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
- 64/L/31 L PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
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 3637.
Source file
NTSB_1971_3_3637.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Conference paper
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