ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35266
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| Date: | Friday 20 February 1987 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Clark County Agency |
| Registration: | N4601V |
| MSN: | 172RG0336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camp Douglas, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tomah, WI (Y72) |
| Sheboygan, WI (SBM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PASSENGER RPRTD THAT ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT BECAME INCAPACITATED & WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER ASSUMED CONTROL. WITH THE ASSISTANCE (INSTRUCTIONS) FROM AN AIRBORNE FLT INSTRUCTOR & AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE CONTROL TOWER AT VOLK ANG BASE, THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LANDING, BUT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM REVEALED THERE WAS A COMPLETE DISSECTION OF ASCENDING AORTA, CIRCUMFERENTIAL, 3 CM ABOVE THE AORTIC VALVE WITH CYSTIC MEDIAL NECROSIS & A SUBSEQUENT CARDIAC TAMPONADE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30211
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2018 15:49 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
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