# NTSB FTW74AF064: Piper PA-15, N4142H, Elsa, TX, February 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1974
- Place: Elsa, TX · ELSA, TX
- Location: 26.2971° N, 97.9939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elsa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2971&lon=-97.9939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF064

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4142H-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 15-25 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740228004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228004159A), Feb 28, 1974: Piper PA15, Elsa, TX, Destroyed. Blood alcohol-188MG per cent.

## Other investigations on N4142H (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI83LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA412), Sep 3, 1983: Piper PA-15 (N4142H), Houghton Hts., MI, 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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