19810724047049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 14-19 · Arlington, SD · July 24, 1981

Date
July 24, 1981 · 21:30 local
Place
Arlington, SD
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N529A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTK15
Reported as
Blanca 1419
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,026 total112 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.

Buzzed farm buildings, struck ground after steep pullup and resulting dive. Pilot appeared to be intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED FARM BUILDINGS, STRUCK GROUND AFTER STEEP PULLUP AND RESULTING DIVE. PILOT APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

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