ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188515
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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 2016 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1075F |
| MSN: | 71583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 308 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Broward County, north of Weston, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boca Raton, FL (BCT) |
| Miami, FL (OPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight in the airplane, which he had recently purchased. Radar data showed that about 15 minutes after takeoff, the airplane was in cruise flight when it suddenly entered a left descending turn that continued to terrain impact. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions, and weather was not a factor. The 78-year-old pilot had a medical history that included coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and the placement of a pacemaker. The pilot's heart disease could have contributed to the accident; however, the autopsy provided limited information and a readout of the pilot's pacemaker showed no evidence of arrhythmia around the time of the accident. Toxicology testing detected ethanol that was from postmortem production rather than ingestion. The investigation could not determine if some other medical event resulted in incapacitation or why the pilot may have lost control of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2016 14:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jul-2016 14:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Jul-2016 14:20 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2016 18:03 | harro | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 04-Jul-2016 21:12 | Geno | Updated [Date, Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2016 22:33 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2016 21:20 | junior sjc | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2018 20:01 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 10:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 10:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
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