ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13558
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1971 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Ray Lee Construction |
| Registration: | N8433Y |
| MSN: | 30-1592 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eliasville, Young County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport Regional Airport, Bossier City, Louisiana (SHV/KSHV) |
| Lubbock International Airport, Lubbock, Texas (LBB/KLBB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) June 4, 1971 when crashed at Eliasville, Young County, Texas (at approximate co ordinates 32° 57′ 35″ N, 98° 45′ 55″ W) whilst en route between Bossier City, Louisiana and Lubbock, Texas: the pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. Aircraft destroyed when caught fire after crash impact. Pilot incapacitation was the probable cause of the accident: NTSB investigations indicated that the Pilot was asleep at the controls at the time of the accident. A post-mortem revealed the pilots Blood alcohol to be 88 mg percent. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT - PILOT FATIGUE"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW71AF080 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=60267&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8433Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tx/N8433Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2017 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2017 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Jan-2017 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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