NTSB CAROL · Event
Event OAK74FXQ30
Registry · N11CC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8
Year of manufacture
2004
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20040825
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A02A0F
Registrant of record
SKY DANCING LLC
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
SLINGSBY T53B · N11CC
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
330° / 10 kt
Temp
60° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000001700
Total time
730 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
226
Age
30
Investigator remarks
LOST LIFT & TRIED TO MAKE FLD.
Cause factors
- 64/C/27 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 83/K/F K TERRAIN ROUGH/UNEVEN 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 0470.
Source file
NTSB_1974_3_0470.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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