ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22579
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2008 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Socata Rallye 235E |
| Owner/operator: | Silicon Rallye Inc |
| Registration: | N711BZ |
| MSN: | 12936 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1580 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-540-B4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highway 101, just north of Gilroy, Calif. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Martin, CA (E16) |
| San Martin, CA (E16) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A ground witness at the airport reported that the engine sounded normal, and the approach looked "rock solid," when all of a sudden the airplane veered to the right and hit a building. A pilot landing his helicopter at the time of the accident reported hearing the radio transmissions of the accident pilot. He reported that the pilot sounded normal with no distress in his voice. Several other witnesses traveling on the highway at the time reported the accident airplane making a sharp right turn and impacting a building where it burst into flames. According to the ground witness at the airport, the pilot was from the local area. While this was not the pilot's home airport, he would have been familiar with it. An examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the autopsy findings for the pilot showed severe unrecognized coronary artery disease, which would have put him at risk for sudden incapacitation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to severe unrecognized coronary artery disease that resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2008 02:20 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Aug-2008 03:05 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-Aug-2008 12:44 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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