NTSB Identification: FTW84FA288.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 25198.
Accident occurred Tuesday, June 26, 1984 in QUINLAN, TX
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150, registration: N7350D
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT 'BUZZED THEM BELOW TREE-TOP LEVEL' BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE 'SOUNDED LIKE IT CUT OUT.' THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION. A TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATED THE PLT HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.248%.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
JUDGMENT..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IMPAIRMENT(ALCOHOL)..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRSPEED(VS)..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
STALL..INADVERTENT..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
BUZZING..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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