ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21596
This record has been locked for editing.
| Date: | Saturday 5 July 2008 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N916R |
| MSN: | 70404 |
| Engine model: | Superior IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shark River, Neptune, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belmar, NJ (BLM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot-owner of the amateur-built airplane completed an oil change and was seen performing other maintenance on his airplane. The airplane subsequently departed the uncontrolled airport at an unknown time, and was seen impacting an estuary, approximately 4 miles from the departure airport, after a near-vertical descent. The wreckage was highly fragmented. The engine, propeller, and several other components were not located or recovered. Examination of the recovered wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact failures. Toxicological tests on the pilot detected quinine (a medication used to treat malaria, found in tonic water, and available in non-prescription nutritional supplements marketed to reduce the frequency of nocturnal leg cramps) in the liver tissue. Side effects of quinine can include disturbances of vision, hearing, and balance, and the use of quinine by pilots is usually contraindicated, since it may contribute to spatial disorientation under some conditions. No information was obtained regarding the pilot’s possible use of quinine, and it was not possible to determine from the toxicology tests when the pilot might most recently have ingested quinine, or whether he may have been impaired by such use.
Probable Cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 October 2006 | N916R | 0 | Farmingdale, New Jersey | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2008 05:57 | 78Delta | Added |
| 08-Jul-2008 11:20 | Fusko | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Sep-2017 13:09 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2017 07:58 | junior sjc | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation