# NTSB FTW76AF039: Piper PA-22, N3543P, Edna, TX, October 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1975
- Place: Edna, TX · EDNA, TX
- Location: 28.9751° N, 96.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edna, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9751&lon=-96.6485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3224  75/10/27   EDNA,TX             PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500
        TIME - 1943                    N3543P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALIEF,TX                    VICTORIA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/30/75.BODY TISSUE FLUID ETHYL ALCOHOL 156MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3543P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3543P-1976-01-13), registration cancelled 1976-01-13, S/N 22-3299, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackson County

## 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 19751027037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751027037779A), Oct 27, 1975: Piper PA22150, Edna, TX, Destroyed. Recovery date 10/30/75.body tissue fluid ethyl alcohol 156MG .

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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