- Date
- September 28, 1977
- Place
- Mason, TX · MASON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N17346Ryan ST-A
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770928030869A
- Case key
- 145733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2201 77/9/28 NR.MASON,TX RYAN ST-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2470 TIME - 1750 N17346 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POLK RANCH STRIP LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 118MG%,URINE 197MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17346
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N17346Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Ryan Aeronautical ST-AAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST-AEngine modelMenasco SUP PIRT D4B
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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.