# NTSB FTW76AF089: Piper PA-28, N43405, Lenorah, TX, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Lenorah, TX · LENORAH, TX
- Location: 32.3046° N, 101.8762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lenorah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3046&lon=-101.8762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2100  76/4/26  NR.LENORAH,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 189
        TIME - 1920                    N43405              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRING,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT BUZZING PAX BROTHERS HOUSE-PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 73 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43405](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43405-1976-09-21), registration cancelled 1976-09-21, S/N 28-7415486, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19760426024539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426024539A), Apr 26, 1976: Piper PA28151, Lenorah, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft buzzing pax brothers house-plt blood alcohol level 73 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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