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OAK73DJA07

1972-11-25 · WHEELR AFB, Hawaii, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N5639V

Make / Model
CESSNA 305C (0-1E)
Year of manufacture
1956 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A735B6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA 305C · N5639V
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
J
Airport
WHEELER AFB
Kind of flying
B1

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000023618
Total time
2,264 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
7,100
Age
43

Cause factors

  • 64/A/79 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL 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 3680. Source file NTSB_1972_3_3680.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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