ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164812
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2014 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 601P (Machen conv.) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N90464 |
| MSN: | 61P-0261-051 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1975 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TSIO-540-AA1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blackstone Country Club, Douglas County, near Aurora, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Aurora, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot’s friend reported that the pilot planned to fly his recently purchased twin-engine airplane over his friend’s home to show it to him and another friend. The pilot’s friends and several other witnesses reported observing the pilot performing low-level, high-speed aerobatic maneuvers before the airplane collided with trees and then terrain.
A 1.75-liter bottle of whiskey was found in the airplane wreckage. A review of the pilot’s Federal Aviation Administration medical records revealed that he had a history of alcohol dependence but had reportedly been sober for almost 4 years. Toxicological testing revealed that the pilot had a blood alcohol content of 0.252 milligrams of alcohol per deciliter of blood, which was over six times the limit (0.040) Federal Aviation Regulations allowed for pilots operating an aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane while intoxicated, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
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Coroner has identified the victim of yesterday\'s plane crash as 53-yr old Gregory Dirk Pelley of Englewood. pic.twitter.com/d807EuyE5I
— Rory Schmalzried (@roryals) March 20, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2014 05:36 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
| 20-Mar-2014 05:36 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2014 05:48 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source] |
| 21-Mar-2014 16:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Mar-2014 16:04 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Mar-2014 00:41 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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