- Date
- October 11, 1977
- Place
- Terrell, TX · TERRELL, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N42321Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771011036499A
- Case key
- 144632
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3685 77/10/11 TERRELL,TX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 700 TIME - 1750 N42321 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLACE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRELL,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BUZZED FLD IMMEDIATELY AFT TKOF.AVOIDED PWR LINES.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.255%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42321
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wallace
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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.