ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43414
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| Date: | Monday 5 September 1983 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N88374 |
| MSN: | 773-74 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1000 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kasilof, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kasilof, AK (WINC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE PLT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. ACCORDING TO RELATIVES THE PLT WAS TAKING HIS GIRL FRIEND'S 2 CHILDREN FOR A SHORT flight. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLT'S LAST KNOWN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS DATED 9/28/78. THE ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE BY 7 MONTHS. THE TYPE OF FUEL FOUNDIN THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT RESEMBLED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL IN APPEARANCE AND SMELL. A FUEL ANALYSIS DID NOT DETERMINE TYPEOF FUEL. A PATHOLOGIST WHO EXAMINED THE PLT'S BODY AFTER THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWED A THERAPEUTIC LEVEL OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRESENT. ACCORDING TO A DOCTOR, THIS COULD HAVE IMPAIRED THE PLT'S JUDGEMENT, VISION AND OTHER SENSORY FUNCTIONS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44377
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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