ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41685
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1995 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188 |
| Owner/operator: | Wells Helicopter Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5623J |
| MSN: | 18800573 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3366 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , MI (KRLA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane lifted off runway 18 beyond a point where witnesses were accustomed to seeing it lift off. Shortly after liftoff the airplane began striking trees along its flight path and descended onto the ground. The on-scene examination revealed a chemical dump on the runway about 130 feet north of the runway's departure end. The pilot's autopsy report showed myocarditis of the heart's left ventricle. It also showed hardening of the kidney's arteries. The pathologist's report stated the myocarditis may have caused an arhythmia which might have caused the pilot to lose consciousness. The FAA's toxicological report showed an unstated amount of norpropoxyphene in the urine sample.
Probable Cause: pilot incapacitation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA316
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 12:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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