# NTSB FTW76AF006: Piper PA-12, N2764M, Baytown, TX, July 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173  75/7/26    BAYTOWN,TX          PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 150
        TIME - 2016                    N2764M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYTOWN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT 30FT LT POLE, PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 292 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2764M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2764M-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 12-1147 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (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 19750726042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726042909A), Jul 26, 1975: Piper PA12, Baytown, TX, Destroyed. Hit 30FT lt pole, plt blood alcohol lvl 292 mg pct.

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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