FTW67A0087

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 14-19 · Mt.Pleasant, TX · March 3, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 3, 1967
Place
Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N7626EBellanca 14-19
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119107

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0084   67/3/3    MT.PLEASANT,TEX     BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 0130                    N7626E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  300 TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.PLEASANT MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.26 PERCENT. SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DISORIENTATION,MENTAL CONFUSION.

Aircraft

Registration
N7626E
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mt.Pleasant Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.