UNK65X0842

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · El Dorado, AR · November 26, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 26, 1964
Place
El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8171PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180680

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0906  64/11/26   EL DORADO ARK       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 211
        TIME - 1400                    N8171P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDORADO DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT INCAPACITATION DUE TO HYPOGLYCEMIA-BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL 20.5 MG PERCENT

Aircraft

Registration
N8171P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Eldorado Downtown

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.