Piper PA-25 N4971Y
10 May 1973 · Pecan Gap, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 May 1973 at about 19:05 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N4971Y, operated by Brisco Ag-Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pecan Gap, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pecan Gap, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Briscoe Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N4971Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brisco Ag-Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1033
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT NOT USED FOR AG OP.PAX SITTNG BEHND PLT.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 102 MG PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Wharton, Texas, United States | Agway Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Meade, Kansas, United States | Bringham Fly S | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Salix, Iowa, United States | James P Welte | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Bairdstown, Georgia, United States | West Memphis A | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Parksley, Virginia, United States | Beilers Crop S | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-25 | Trinity, Alabama, United States | Tennessee Vall | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |