Cessna 175 N6512E
13 October 1987 · Crystal City, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1987 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6512E was involved in an accident near Crystal City, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal City, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- 28.6808, -99.8191
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N6512E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pearsall → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW88FA005
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A NIGHT VISUAL APCH TO HIS UNLIGHTED PVT STRIP WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK TREES, FLEW UNDER A PWR LINE,STRUCK ADDITIONAL TREES & SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GND. THE ACDNT OCCURRED APRX 2.5 MILES SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. SAMPLES OF THE PLT'S BLOOD WERE DRAWN ABOUT 3.5 HRS AFTER THE ACDNT. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS SHOWED A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.03%, 423 NG/ML OF METHAMPHETAMINE & 28 NG/ML OF AMPHETAMINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1987 | Cessna 175C | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Vincent J. Foscato | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175C | Bear Creek, Missouri, United States | Kenneth/Elaine Marsh | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1987 | Cessna 175 | La Union Morale, Mexico | Donald L. Harper | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Walter Steinbrink | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1987 | Cessna 175A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Bret F. Haering | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175 | Jackson, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |