- Date
- December 18, 1984, 21:53 local (Dec 19, 1984, 03:53 UTC)
- Place
- Laredo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9249TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841218070689A
- Case key
- 21516
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Analysis
The acft was observed to enter a downwind leg of the traffic pattern at a low alt (estimated 100 ft AGL). The witness looked away for a moment. When he looked back, he did not see the acft. A search was intiated & the acft was found where it had crashed in a steep nose down attitude. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Toxicological checks of the plt's blood and urine by cami showed alcohol levels of 0.406% and 0.075% respectively. A toxicological test performed by mercy hospital, Laredo, TX, showed a bac level of 0.112%. Variance between alcohol levels in the blood and urine similiar to this case can also result when the individual is in an absorptive state. The plt had not logged any night time in the previous 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9249T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0296
- Airframe hours
- 398
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Enriquez Douglas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- LRD
- Airport
- LRD · Larendo Intl., runway 17C, 7,810 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 152 total · 39 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LRD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.