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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Grand Junction, CO · March 25, 1976

Date
March 25, 1976
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9003T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76AD044
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
248 total142 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Rwy & apch lts off,avail by keying tsmtr. Freq mis-set. Evidence plt had been drinking bfor tkof.

As the FAA filed it

RWY & APCH LTS OFF,AVAIL BY KEYING TSMTR.FREQ MIS-SET.EVIDENCE PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING BFOR TKOF.

NTSB investigation

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