FTW70AF047

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Stonewall, TX · January 9, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 9, 1970
Place
Stonewall, TX · STONEWALL, TX
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3035RPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147439

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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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3-0008   70/1/9    STONEWALL,TEX       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2245                    N3035R              PX-  3  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 55, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FT COLLINS,COLO             SAN ANTONIO,TEX              AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      50
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-1/14/70.

Aircraft

Registration
N3035R
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Johnson City

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.