ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34712
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1999 |
| Time: | 22:26 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Island Aerial Ads, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7068G |
| MSN: | 17258768 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4280 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shirley, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KHWV) |
| Mount Holly, NJ (VAY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the night of the accident, the commercial pilot talked to his aunt by telephone, who then wanted to see him 'immediately.' He received a thorough weather briefing, and filed an instrument flight rules flight plan for the 1-hour flight. He then took off into a 200-foot overcast, with a visibility of 2 statute miles. The airplane crashed less than a mile from the airport. Toxicological testing revealed ethanol concentrations in the pilot's blood and vitreous fluid of 0.235 percent and 0.255 percent respectively.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to intoxication. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to conduct the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA107
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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