ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360975
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1993 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N13051 |
| MSN: | 17262458 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2358 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lancaster, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KLNC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING DETERIORATING DARK NIGHT IMC THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 13. VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO TREES AND THE TERRAIN ON A HEADING OF 090 DEGREES. THE PILOT CONSUMED WINE AT A SOCIAL GATHERING PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. TOXICOLOGICAL LEVELS OF ALCOHOL WERE THE FOLLOWING: 81.000 (mg/dl) IN BLOOD; 103.000 (mg/dl) IN VITREOUS HUMOR; 86.000 (mg/dl) IN BRAIN; AND 118.000 (mg/dl) IN URINE. IN THE OPINION OF THE REGIONAL FLIGHT SURGEON, THE TOXICOLOGICAL LEVELS OF ETHANOL DETECTED ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE INGESTION OF ALCOHOL AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED IMPAIRMENT.
Probable Cause: was THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT (ALCOHOL).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94FA050
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| 19 December 1993 | N13051 | private | 1 | Lancaster, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 13:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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