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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1993 |
| Time: | 04:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T303 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | Sawyer Aviation |
| Registration: | N9667C |
| MSN: | 200 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3123 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-AE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prescott, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED AT 0318. RADAR & COMMUNICATIONS DATA SHOWED THAT THE FLIGHT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 21; THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL-DOWN POSITION. WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING BEFORE DEPARTING. THE PILOT'S TOXICOLOGICAL RESULTS WERE POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL; 11.0 MG/DL (0.01%) ETHANOL CONCENTRATION IN THE URINE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING A NIGHT APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO FATIGUE EXACERBATED BY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93FA274
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Aug-2016 18:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 12:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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