ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41935
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| Date: | Thursday 8 September 1983 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Greg Axton And Don Glascock |
| Registration: | N734RL |
| MSN: | 17269054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE TWO PLTS STOPPED BY A HANGAR TO SAY HELLO TO AN INDIVIDUAL. THIS PERSON REPORTED THAT THE PLT APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED; HIS SPEECH WAS SLURRED, HE COULDN'T FOCUS HIS EYES ON THINGS VERY EASILY & HE GIGGLED A LOT. THE PLTS TOOK OFF FROM THE airport AT ABOUT 0215. AT ABOUT 0230 A WITNESS REPORTED SHE HEARD AN ACFT ROAR VERY LOW OVER HER RESIDENCE TRAVELING TOWARD THE OCEAN. SHE SAID THE ACFT LIT UP HER BEDROOM. AT 0241 POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF AN ACFT CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN. BOTH WINGS EXHIBITED SEVERE CHORDWISE ACCORDIONING. THE PIC'S BLOOD ALCOHOLLEVEL WAS 0.07%. THE OTHER PAX/PLT HAD A SPLEEN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.09% & THE TOX SHOWED EVIDENCE OF PHENYTOIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44563
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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