ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157300
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Date: | Thursday 27 June 2013 |
Time: | 21:16 |
Type: | Van's RV-7A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N445RV |
MSN: | 71938 |
Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Marion, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Seguin, TX (E70) |
Destination airport: | Marion, TX (1TE4) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Witnesses reported observing the pilot make two unsuccessful landing attempts in the dark at the unlit airport. The airplane's landing lights were not on. During a third landing attempt, the airplane collided with power lines and trees. The pilot had a history of heart disease and had been given a special issuance third-class airman medical certificate; however, it was not valid at the time of the accident. A toxicology report indicated the use of Losartan, a prescription medication used to treat high blood pressure. Although the autopsy did not identify evidence of a recent heart attack, the autopsy did identify evidence indicating that the pilot was at risk for a sudden cardiac event that could result in incapacitation and concluded that the pilot died as a result of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It is likely that the pilot’s sudden incapacitation and death during the flight resulted in the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s sudden incapacitation and natural death as a result of cardiovascular disease.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN13LA377 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=445RV Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jun-2013 06:15 |
Geno |
Added |
28-Jun-2013 16:52 |
Geno |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
29-Jun-2013 20:48 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Destination airport] |
11-Sep-2016 07:16 |
junior sjc |
Updated [Location, Source] |
16-Sep-2016 05:43 |
junior sjc |
Updated [Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:28 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
26-Nov-2017 07:34 |
junior sjc |
Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
29-Nov-2017 08:47 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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