ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142370
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 2012 |
| Time: | 16:06 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7582D |
| MSN: | 17272925 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3785 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canal bank west of Fresno, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Byron Airport, CA (C83) |
| Unknown, | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that he observed the airplane flying about the height of nearby power lines and that the engine was sputtering. The airplane then banked right and impacted the power lines before falling to the ground. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The non-certificated pilot was flying the airplane, which had been reported stolen. The pilot’s toxicology results indicated that methamphetamine and amphetamines were detected in the pilot’s blood and liver specimens. (Local authorities also reported finding a plastic bag containing “crystal meth” in the accident airplane.) Both detected drug quantities were above therapeutic levels and likely contributed to the pilot’s performance and failure to maintain sufficient clearance from the power lines.
Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to performance-impairing drugs.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2012 10:51 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Feb-2012 12:32 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 08-Feb-2012 13:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2012 17:07 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Mar-2012 16:46 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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