FTW79FA013

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Kent, TX · November 18, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 18, 1978
Place
Kent, TX · KENT, TX
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2757LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781118041979A
Case key
138438

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3936  78/11/18 NR.KENT,TX            CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 0800                    N2757L              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    VAN HORN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 196MG PERCENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN THE PILOT'S BLOODSTREAM.PAX STATED PLT HAD LITTLE EXP-NONE RECTY

Aircraft

Registration
N2757L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.