# NTSB FTW77FA015: Piper PA-11, N66A, Comstock, TX, November 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1976
- Place: Comstock, TX · COMSTOCK, TX
- Location: 29.6844° N, 101.1734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comstock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6844&lon=-101.1734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3816  76/11/21 NR.COMSTOCK,TX        PIPER PA-11         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 3300
        TIME - 1610                    N66A                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL RIO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 65MG%. LOOKING FOR DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66A-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 11-29, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Robertson Ranch

## 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 19761121042229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761121042229A), Nov 21, 1976: Piper PA11, Comstock, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol level 65MG . Looking for deer.

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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