NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA78FYM32
Registry · N5954
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-12IS
Year of manufacture
2025
Engine
ROTAX 912 IS (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20250317
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7B2DE
Registrant of record
REGISTRATION PENDING
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
S.N.I.A.S. SA316B · N5954
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C2
Operator type
Personal/private
Kind of flying
DC
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
54° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000001825
Total time
2,986 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
3,702
Age
33
Investigator remarks
FRONT COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED.
Cause factors
- 74/C/KD C POWERPLANT COMPRESSOR STALLS Cause
- 88/C/CV C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE Cause
- 74/C/MI C POWERPLANT BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT Cause
- 88/C/95 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE Cause
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 1825.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_1825.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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