Corpus Christi - Houston

On April 25, 1985 at 01:00 PM, Corpus Christi - Houston experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, with the event recorded near Tilden Texas.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After approximately 1.5 hours of pipeline patrol flight at a planned altitude of 500 feet agl the aircraft flew into the flat terrain in a landing attitude. The aircraft went through a wire fence, heavy brush and small trees before coming to rest 437 feet 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration N76L, MSN 292, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.4601°, -98.5483°.