NTSB CAROL · Event
Event OAK75DVA18
Registry · N185JH
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture
1986
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19860501
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1540F
Registrant of record
SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT CONSULTANCY INC TRUSTEE
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
CESSNA 185 · N185JH
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EB
Operator type
D
Airport
TUNNEL
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
225° / 10 kt
Temp
60° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000185-02131
Total time
191 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,471
Age
43
Investigator remarks
HIT 3 FT BERM AT END OF RWY.
Cause factors
- 64/C/48 C PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
- 80/K/BY K AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER 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 2524.
Source file
NTSB_1974_3_2524.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Journal article (IJAAA)
Comparison of Schedules, Stress, Sleep Problems, Fatigue, Mental Health and Well-being of Low Cost and Network Carrier Pilots
Objective This research investigates and compares working-conditions, duty rosters, stress, sleep problems, fatigue levels, mental health, and well-being of pilots working for network (NWCs), and low-…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1996 · Journal article (JAAER)
The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule as a Predictor of Success in a Collegiate Professional Pilot Training Program
This study examined the preliminary results of a project designed to identify a method to predict successful student completion of a collegiate professional pilot curriculum.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1994 · Journal article (JAAER)
Testing for the Existence of the Pilot Personality Profile in Collegiate Professional Pilot Candidates
This study explored the existence of the so-called pilot's personality profile in collegiate professional pilot candidates, based on selected factors of the Edwards Personality Preference Schedule (EP…
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