- Date
- August 30, 1985, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Palo Pinto, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3255XCessna L-19E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850830042089A
- Case key
- 21843
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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
The acft was reported by witnesses to have been flying very low over a lake just prior to accident. The acft collided with pwr lines after passing over a dam and was destroyed on ground impact. The plt reported a loss pwr was experienced. The eng was test run with no indication of a pre-impact malfunction found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3255X
- Reported as
- Cessna L-19E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24518
- Engine
- Continental O-470-15, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William D. Barret Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TX05 · Mckinney, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.