- Date
- February 28, 1974
- Place
- Elsa, TX · ELSA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4142HPiper PA-15
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740228004159A
- Case key
- 186910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0431 74/2/28 ELSA,TEX PIPER PA-15 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 460 TIME - 1755 N4142H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESLACO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL-188MG PER CENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4142H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4142H · 1
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