- Date
- October 12, 1968
- Place
- La Grange, TX · LA GRANGE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1472PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107819
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3545 68/10/12 LA GRANGE,TEX PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2700 TIME - 1300 N1472P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUENTHER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED BUZZING COTTON FLDS. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 315 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1472P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Guenther
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