- Date
- December 2, 1972
- Place
- Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5960Stits SA6-B
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3826 72/12/2 SPEARMAN,TEX STITS SA6-B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 492 TIME - 1747 N5960 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPEARMAN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 241 MG %. BUZZING CITY AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5960
- Reported as
- Stits SA6-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spearman
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