ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38172
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| Date: | Thursday 12 August 1982 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9732K |
| MSN: | 32-7840026 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 496 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelton, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Shelton, WA (SHN) |
| Seattle, WA (BFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES 3 MILES WEST OF THE airport HEARD THE SOUNDS OF THE DEPARTING ACFT. AS THE ACFT PROCEEDED NORTHBOUND, SOUNDS OF ENG POWER CYCLING WERE HEARD, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NOISE LEVELS AS IF THE ACFT WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD. AT THE SUDDEN SOUND OF HIGH ENGINE POWER, ONE WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT IN A VERTICAL DESCENT TO THE GROUND. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS SHOWED A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT OF 0.111 %. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04160
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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