ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42357
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| Date: | Saturday 4 February 1995 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Tauzin, Al M. |
| Registration: | N6464T |
| MSN: | 17864 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20346 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arnaudville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Opelousas, LA (KOPL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT, WHILE CIRCLING NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE HEARD A 'BEEPING' SOUND, AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED 'DROPPING QUICK.' A WITNESS STATED, 'I HEARD THE ENGINE REV, IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE PLANE WAS TRYING TO PULL UP, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE TREE AND GLIDED INTO THE WATER AND SANK VERY QUICKLY.' AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED THAT HIS BLOOD CONTAINED 0.289 MCG/ML OF DIAZEPAM (VALIUM) AND 0.364 MCG/ML OF NORDIAZEPAM (METABOLITE OF DIAZEPAM). VALIUM IS AN ANTIANXIETY AGENT AND MUSCLE RELAXANT, NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING. THE DRUG CONCENTRATION WAS IN THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN (WOODED RIVER BANK). A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S USE OF A DRUG THAT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95FA106
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 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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