ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38374
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| Date: | Sunday 8 August 1982 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Porterville Aviation |
| Registration: | N47489 |
| MSN: | 28-7816081 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1280 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corcoran, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Porterville, CA (AI) |
| Coalinga, CA (AI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CRASH SITE WAS A PLOWED & CULTIVATED SEED ALFALFA FARM LAND. GROUND SCARS REVEAL THAT THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE, ALL WHEELS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 335 MG% WITH PUTREFACTION EVIDENT. THE PASSENGER'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 138 MG% WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PUTREFACTION. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03690
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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