# NTSB FTW75FRJ04: Knight Twst 85B, N25C, Mt.Pleasant, TX, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2077  74/7/20    MT.PLEASANT,TEX     KNIGHT TWST 85B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N25C                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.PLEASANT,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25C-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 202, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KNIGHT TWST 85B
- Registry model: [Watts-Knight Twister 85B](https://openairdocs.org/model/watts-knight-twister-85b) (registry code 4970189) (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 19740720023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720023269A), Jul 20, 1974: Amtr 4970141, Mt.Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N25C (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 MIA66F0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0028), Jun 26, 1965: Watts (N25C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

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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