- Date
- May 25, 1975
- Place
- Cameron, TX · CAMERON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4456YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750525012909A
- Case key
- 148405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1168 75/5/25 CAMERON,TX PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10240 TIME - 1300 N4456Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG LOW LVL MANEUVER. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .373 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4456Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cameron Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4456Y · 1
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