ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41272
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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1995 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Lancair 320 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3118J |
| MSN: | 729 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 39 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-C2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marengo, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marengo, IL |
| Unknown | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 24, 1995, about 1230 central daylight time, a Cocchi Lancair 320, N3118J, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain near Marengo, Illinois. The private pilate sustained fatal injuries. The personal flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, originated in Marengo, Illinois, about 1230. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DEPART THE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 AND TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE SOUTH, BEHIND A TREE LINE, BEFORE IT REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE DID NOT, HOWEVER, OBSERVE THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. ANATOMICAL FINDINGS OF A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST WERE THAT 'THE PILOT DIED OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA DUE TO ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AS EVIDENCED BY SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT INJURY FROM THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD IN THE AIRWAY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HAVE CAUSED ASPHYXIATION AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT BLOOD HAD BEEN INHALED INTO THE PARENCHYMA.'
Probable Cause: The pilot incapacitation due to cardiac arrhythmia (heart attack).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001207X03647
Images:
Photo: NTSB
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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