ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39613
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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Date:29-JAN-1985
Time:2350
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-34-220T
Operator:Dallas Piper
Registration: N8204A
C/n / msn: 34-8233143
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Victoria, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
THE PLT HAD RENTED THE ACFT ON JANUARY 28, 1985, WITH ROUTE OF FLT UNKNOWN. NO REPORTED CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE ACFT. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE SURFACE DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS DEMOLISHED. THE PLT WAS FATALLY INJURIED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. POLICE REMOVED A LARGE QUANTITY OF MARIJUANA FROM THE WRECKAGE. CAUSE:

Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X35517


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