- Date
- October 26, 1990, 14:37 local (19:37 UTC)
- Place
- Kingsland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41586Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901026047149A
- Case key
- 23235
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to avoid flying into the mountain.
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 airplane impacted the face of a cliff about 50 feet below the crest of a mountain that was the only high terrain within several miles. The weather was clear, visibility unlimited. The airplane impacted in a straight and level attitude, and had been trimmed in a nose-down attitude. A witness stated that the engine sounded normal, and did not hear or see anything unusual. One week prior to the accident the pilot had resigned from his position as a bank teller. On the morning of the accident the pilot was confronted by authorities regarding the embezzlement of $6,218.16. The pilot stated to bank officials that he would make restitution by 1700 hrs that afternoon. The accident occured 4 hrs later.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41586
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7435204
- Airframe hours
- 3,047
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-CIC, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wright Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 19, 1990 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 25 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS, 45 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.