ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38011
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1982 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8285L |
| MSN: | 17256485 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1790 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Normalville, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belle Vernon, PA (C) |
| Seven Springs, PA (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE WX BRIEFING THE PLT WAS ADVISED OF MARGINAL VMC WITH HIGH OVERCASTS BUT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN LIGHT RAIN & FOG, WITH RADAR DEPICITING AN AREA OF SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE PITTSBURG AREA FROM THE CAROLINAS. WITNESSES NEAR THE CRASH SITE STATED THE WX WAS RAINY & FOGGY. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE PLT REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE PLT WAS UNDER TREATMENT OF A CARDIOLOGIST SINCE JULY 1981 AT WHICH TIME ISORDIL WAS PRESCRIBED. ISORDIL TABLETS WAS FOUND AMONG THE PLT'S POSSESSIONS. THE PLT WAS EXAMINED FOR & RECEIVED A CLASS III MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON 4/27/82 AT WHICH TIME HE DENIED CURRENT USE OF MEDICATION OR ANY HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X05048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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