Partenavia P68C N76L

Summary

On 25 April 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Partenavia P68C registered N76L was involved in an accident near Tilden, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tilden, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.4491, -98.5398

Aircraft

Partenavia P68C

Registration

N76L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corpus Christi → Houston

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA198

1 person was seriously injured.

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

AFTER APRX 1.5 HRS OF PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT AT A PLANNED ALTITUDE OF 500 AGL THE ACFT FLEW INTO THE FLAT TERRAIN IN A LANDING ATTITUDE. THE ACFT WENT THROUGH A WIRE FENCE, HEAVY BRUSH AND SMALL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST 437 FT FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT WITH ALL 3 GEAR COLLAPSED. A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S STATEMENT INDICATE THAT THE PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF STRESS WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN CHRONIC FATIGUE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO A VERY HEAVY FLIGHT SCHEDULE. THE CHIEF PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ASSIGN AN ADDITIONAL PILOT BUT COMPANY BUDGET CONSTRAINTS PREVENTED SUCH AN ASSIGNMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.