- Date
- February 9, 1982, 18:10 local (Feb 10, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Cibolo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7148NBeech V35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820209002849A
- Case key
- 70250
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Before starting the flight, the pilot was involved in an automobile accident. He called an employee and asked to be picked up. The employee reported that the pilot was drinking when he arrived. The pilot insisted on going to the airport to get keys from his aircraft. After arriving, the pilot insisted that they go for a flight. The employee declined, but was unable to prevent the pilot from departing. The pilot tookoff at dusk. About two or three minutes later, the plane struck electrical transmission lines while maneuvering. A toxicology check revealed the pilot's blood/alcohol lever was 326 mg percent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7148N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 8683
- Airframe hours
- 1,508
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- A. F. Bryson Jr.
- Registered owner
- A. F. Bryson Jr.
- Departed
- 15R · Cibolo, TX
- Destination
- 15R · Cibolo, TX
- Airport
- 15R · Kardys
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,938 total · 131 in this make and model · 1,938 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 102 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.