19810413016019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Palacios, TX · April 13, 1981

Date
April 13, 1981 · 19:45 local
Place
Palacios, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62831
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA111
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,680 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane dived into gulf at high velocity. Deplaned passenger reports pilot fatigue. Son said father had diabetes.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE DIVED INTO GULF AT HIGH VELOCITY. DEPLANED PASSENGER REPORTS PILOT FATIGUE. SON SAID FATHER HAD DIABETES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.