- Date
- August 2, 1977
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5912FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770802033999A
- Case key
- 158683
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2740 77/8/2 NR.WICHITA FALLS,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N5912F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 42, 2665 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1724 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOM DANAHER AIRPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 263MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5912F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tom Danaher Airpo
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.