- Date
- September 19, 1973
- Place
- Quanah, TX · QUANAH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6139PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730919032169A
- Case key
- 188529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2879 73/9/19 QUANAH,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 32 TOTAL TIME - 2045 N6139P PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUANAH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FREDERICK,OKLA RETURN QUANAH,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .10PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6139P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quanah Muni
N6139PRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6139P · 1
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