# NTSB FTW74AF074: Piper PA-22, N8242C, Dublin, TX, April 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Dublin, TX · DUBLIN, TX
- Location: 32.0878° N, 98.3389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0878&lon=-98.3389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0837  74/4/18    DUBLIN,TEX          PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 546
        TIME - 1745                    N8242C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBLIN,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT TIME TO 9/11/73.PLT BLOOD ALC LVL 146MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8242C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8242C-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N 22-2328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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 19740418009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418009719A), Apr 18, 1974: Piper PA22135, Dublin, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt time to 9/11/73.plt blood alc lvl 146MG .

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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