ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126677
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Date: | Thursday 30 October 1975 |
Time: | 22:50 |
Type: | Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
Owner/operator: | Russell A. Firestone Junior |
Registration: | N32510 |
MSN: | 34-7570027 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Dallas North Airport, Plano, N of Dallas, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Dallas North Airport (FAA LID: F26), Plano, Texas |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (damaged beyond repair) October 30, 1975 when undercarriage collapsed after the aircraft ground looped on landing at Dallas North Airport (F26), Plano, Texas (at approximate co ordinates 33.08N, 96.739W (North of Dallas, TX)). The aircraft had been stolen, and the pilot had drugs (marijuana) in his system at the time of the accident. According to the following extract from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT
GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE; GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING: ROLL
PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT; OVERLOAD FAILURE; FIRE AFTER IMPACT
AIRCRAFT STOLEN. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. MARIJUANA FOUND ON BOARD."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW76FPA10 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW76FPA10 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=50551&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=32510 3.
http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n32510.html 4.
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_Dallas_N.htm 5.
http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/3/N32510.shtm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Nov-2016 19:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
30-Nov-2016 14:05 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
30-Nov-2016 14:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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