# NTSB FTW71AF080: Piper PA-30, N8433Y, Eliasville, TX, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Eliasville, TX · ELIASVILLE, TX
- Location: 32.9598° N, 98.7653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliasville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9598&lon=-98.7653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0921   71/6/4    ELIASVILLE,TEX      PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 12500
        TIME - 2100                    N8433Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSSIER CITY,LA             LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INV INDCD PLT ASLEEP AT TIME OF ACDNT.BLOOD ALCOHOL 88MG PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8433Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8433Y-1971-08-03), registration cancelled 1971-08-03, S/N 30-1592 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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