ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42976
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 December 1987 |
| Time: | 12:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5571C |
| MSN: | 19056 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandwich, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chatham, MA (0B6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CESSNA 170A WAS ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY flight. WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT WAS FLYING SLOW AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL WHEN IT BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE WITNESSES THEN HEARD AN INCREASE IN ENG POWER & SAW THE ACFT PITCH UP. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT 'FELL OFF ON A WING,' CRASHED IN A STEEP DSCNT & BURNED. DUE TO IMPACT & FIRE DAMAGE, INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE PLT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE 72 YEAR OLD PLT'S LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS DATED 6/13/85 & HIS LAST BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW WAS ABOUT 34 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACDNT. A TOXICOLOGY CHECK REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF DESMETHYLDIAZEPAM, AN ACTIVE METABOLITE OF DIAZEPAM (VALIUM), IN THE AMOUNT OF 0.1 UG/ML. ACCORDING TO THE TOXICOLOGY RPRT, 0.1 TO 2.1 UG/ML OF DIAZEPAM IS A THERAPEUTIC LVL. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32778
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] |
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