ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13530
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1978 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Air Express |
| Registration: | N7250Y |
| MSN: | 30-275 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, FL (VPS/KVPS) |
| Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, FL (VPS/KVPS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 9 1978: aircraft rolled immediately after takeoff from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida. Co-pilot's blood alcohol level 0.129%.Blood/Alcohol Level of Pilot at controls undetermined. According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT; COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT". Both persons on board (pilot and co pilot) were killed
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA78FA064 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=41983&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7250Y
3. https://nnumber.org/N7250Y/
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/7/N7250Y.shtm
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N7250Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Mar-2016 22:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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