Partenavia P.68 crash, Apr 25, 1985, Tilden
Partenavia P.68 accident on April 25, 1985 near Tilden, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Improper altitude and inadvertent descent by...
- Date: April 25, 1985
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Tilden, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Improper altitude and inadvertent descent by the pilot, with chronic fatigue and company-induced pressure cited as contributing factors.
A Partenavia P.68C on a pipeline patrol flight for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line flew into flat terrain near Tilden, Texas, in a landing attitude. It passed through a fence and brush before coming to rest with its gear collapsed, and the sole occupant survived. The aircraft was destroyed.