NTSB CAROL · Event
Event OAK76AP052
Registry · N2718K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH G36
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2ADAD
Registrant of record
WEST WIND WINGS 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
LUSCOMBE 8A · N2718K
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
WATSONVILLE MUNI.
Kind of flying
A2
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000005445
Total time
1,915 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
155
Age
17
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
G,1 PLUG INOP.ATTMPTD TO RET TO RWY.
Investigator remarks
PLT BEING CHECKED OUT IN UNFAMILIAR ACFT.ON L MA
Cause factors
- 74/C/BC C POWERPLANT SPARK PLUG Cause
- 88/C/AR C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS CARBON DEPOSITS Cause
- 64/B/16 B PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
- 64/L/29 L PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
- 64/L/02 L PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
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 1582.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_1582.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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