What happened
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(-23) On September 13, 1997, at approximately 0220 hours central daylight time (CDT), a Piper, model PA-18-150, aircraft, N14255, collided with trees while the buzzing the house of a friend of the pilot's; located near the community of ethel, Louisiana. The non-rated pilot received fatal injuries and a passenger received minor injuries. The estate-owned aircraft, registered to joseph t. howell, LLC, being operated under 14 CFR part 91, was destroyed. The flight, as reported by the passenger, originated from a non-resistered airstrip in a family pasture near jackson, Louisiana, at approximately 0200 hours CDT, following an evening of hog hunting and consumption of alcoholic drinks on the family farmland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 0220 HOURS CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PIPER, MODEL PA-18-150, AIRCRAFT, N14255, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE THE BUZZING THE HOUSE OF A FRIEND OF THE PILOT'S; LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ETHEL, LOUISIANA. THE NON-RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ESTATE-OWNED AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO JOSEPH T. HOWELL, LLC, BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT, AS REPORTED BY THE PASSENGER, ORIGINATED FROM A NON-RESISTERED AIRSTRIP IN A FAMILY PASTURE NEAR JACKSON, LOUISIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 HOURS CDT, FOLLOWING AN EVENING OF HOG HUNTING AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON THE FAMILY FARMLAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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