ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42029
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 May 1988 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N736VS |
| MSN: | R1722827 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 616 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake City, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT, WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, STRUCK A TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION LINE ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 1. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW THE ACFT TAKEOFF TO THE WEST AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND GO OUT OF SIGHT. APRX THREE TO FIVE MINUTES LATER, THEY HEARD THE ACFT CRASH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A HIGHER WIRE THAT WAS MARKED WITH RED BALLS, WAS REMOVED BY THE POWER COMPANY THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND THE LOWER WIRE THAT WAS STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED SOON AFTER THE UPPER WIRE. TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES PERFORMED ON THE PILOT BY THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IN JACKSONVILLE, FL INDICATED A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 130 MG/DL. THE HARRIS MEDICAL LABORATORY OF FORT WORTH, TX REVEALED A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 286 MG/DL AND A URINE ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 289 MG/DL. ACCORDING TO TIRE TRACKS FOUND AT THE SCENE, THE ACFT TAXIED UNDER THE REMAINING WIRE BEFORE TAKING OFF TO THE WEST. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25748
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] |
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