Beechcraft V35A N7148N

Summary

On 10 February 1982 at about 00:10 local time, a Beechcraft V35A registered N7148N, operated by A. F. Bryson JR., was involved in an accident near Cibolo, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 February 1982 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Cibolo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Kardys (15R)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35A

Registration

N7148N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

A. F. Bryson JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cibolo → Cibolo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW82FRG22

1 person died.

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

BEFORE STARTING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. HE CALLED AN EMPLOYEE AND ASKED TO BE PICKED UP. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS DRINKING WHEN HE ARRIVED. THE PILOT INSISTED ON GOING TO THE AIRPORT TO GET KEYS FROM HIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER ARRIVING, THE PILOT INSISTED THAT THEY GO FOR A FLIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE DECLINED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE PILOT FROM DEPARTING. THE PILOT TOOKOFF AT DUSK. ABOUT TWO OR THREE MINUTES LATER, THE PLANE STRUCK ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE MANEUVERING. A TOXICOLOGY CHECK REVEALED THE PILOT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVER WAS 326 MG PERCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.