ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215376
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| Date: | Friday 14 September 2018 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: | Beelzabub ultralight |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N382T |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2471 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R755-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rochester, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | lying B Airport, WA (8WA0) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that the airplane overflew the area, about 500 ft above ground level, before it descended and leveled out. The airplane was in a wings-level attitude when the right wing struck a lone tree that was about 60–70 ft tall. The surrounding trees in the area were about 30–50 ft tall. The airplane continued for about a quarter of a mile, before it impacted a forested area and came to rest nose-down against a tree. The witness further reported that the engine was running at the time of the accident.
Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Toxicology testing detected a low concentration of the opiate morphine in the pilot-rated passenger’s urine specimen but not in the blood specimen, which suggests use was not recent and any sedating effects would not be present. Therefore, the effects of the pilot-rated passenger’s use of morphine were not a factor in the accident. It is likely that the pilot did not see the tree that was taller than the surrounding trees while maneuvering at low altitude.
Probable Causes: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/two-die-in-thurston-county-plane-crash/281-594401871?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5b9c1ddc04d3012cb09f68c3&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/2-dead-in-plane-crash-in-Thurston-County-13230595.php
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=382T
HXA: http://tfmlearning.faa.gov/Publications/atpubs/ATC/AppdxC.html
NTSB
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2018 21:06 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 14-Sep-2018 21:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 23:07 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 15-Sep-2018 06:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2018 17:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2022 03:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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