# NTSB FTW81FA111: Piper PA-23, N62831, Palacios, TX, April 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1981
- Place: Palacios, TX · PALACIOS, TX
- Location: 28.7131° N, 96.2279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palacios, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7131&lon=-96.2279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1994  81/4/13  NR.PALACIOS,TX        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 75, 30680
        TIME - 1945                    N62831              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TX              HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PLT FND,4/14/81,SHORELINE,MATAGORDA BAY.ACFT PARTS FND IN BAY,JUL/AUG 81.DOZED PREV FLT.DIABETIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62831](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62831-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 27-7754064 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810413016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016019A), Apr 13, 1981: Piper PA23250, Palacios, TX, Destroyed. Airplane dived into gulf at high velocity. Deplaned passenger reports pilot fatigue. Son said father had diabetes.

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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