- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- Pecan Gap, TX · PECAN GAP, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4971YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510011289A
- Case key
- 190699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1033 73/5/10 PECAN GAP,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3500 TIME - 1905 N4971Y PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRISCOE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PECAN GAP,TEX LOCAL 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT NOT USED FOR AG OP.PAX SITTNG BEHND PLT.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 102 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4971Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Briscoe Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.