- Date
- February 24, 1971
- Place
- Andrews, TX · ANDREWS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3999TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1500 71/2/24 NR.ANDREWS,TEX PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2300 TIME - 2050 N3999T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOBBS,N MEX ANDREWS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.WAITRESS RPTD SERVING 4 SCOTCH/WATER DRINKS TO PLT AND PX BETWEEN 1645-1800 HRS MST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3999T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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