- Date
- May 26, 1968
- Place
- Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35379Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109538
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3190 68/5/26 LAFAYETTE,LA PIPER J5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 127 TIME - 1700 N35379 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA FITTE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 82 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35379
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- La Fitte
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