- Date
- October 12, 1987, 20:30 local (Oct 13, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6512ECessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871012059419A
- Case key
- 22519
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was attempting a night visual apch to his unlighted pvt strip when the acft struck trees, flew under a pwr line,struck additional trees & subsequently impacted the gnd. The acdnt occurred aprx 2.5 miles short of the threshold. Samples of the plt's blood were drawn about 3.5 hrs after the acdnt. Toxicology checks showed a blood alcohol level of 0.03%, 423 ng/ml of methamphetamine & 28 ng/ml of amphetamine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6512E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 56012
- Airframe hours
- 3,091
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles S. Carr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- T30 · Pearsall, TX
- Destination
- PVT
- Airport
- Private, runway 3, 3,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,235 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLF, 80 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.