- Date
- June 26, 1984, 13:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Quinlan, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7350DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840626026699A
- Case key
- 21129
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Several witnesses stated the acft 'buzzed them below tree-top level' before the accident. Witnesses also stated that the engine 'sounded like it cut out.' The acft impacted the ground in a steep left bank. Post accident inspection revealed no evidence of any pre-impact malfunction. A toxicology report indicated the plt had a blood/alcohol level of 0.248%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7350D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5145
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold Thweatt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 7F3 · Caddo Mills, TX
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 183 total · 43 in this make and model · 151 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GV1, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.