- Date
- August 4, 1970
- Place
- St John, KS · ST JOHN, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7525YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113478
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1921 70/8/4 NR.ST JOHN,KANS PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 4287 TIME - 2125 N7525Y PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAFFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- IN-FLT SEPN OF R ENG AND OUTBOARD 6FT L WING.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 86MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7525Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stafford
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