ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369470
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| Date: | Sunday 27 November 1988 |
| Time: | 01:35 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E |
| Owner/operator: | Lincoln, Carl |
| Registration: | N2301K |
| MSN: | 5028 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Lavaca, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aransas Pass, TX (03R |
| Houston, TX (T17) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THERE WERE NO RECORDS TO INDICATE THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECEIVED A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ANY WEATHER REPORTING SERVICE. WITNESSES IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THE NIGHT WAS DARK AND THE GROUND WAS COVERED WITH FOG. THE AIRPLANE LANDING LIGHT WAS ON, THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED, AND THERE WAS A WELL- LIGHTED, NEARBY CAUSEWAY (SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY), IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE TOP OF A HOUSE IN A 45 DEGREE NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF BENZOYLECGONINE IN HIS URINE AND .260 MG/L IN HIS BLOOD. CANNABINOIDS WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE URINE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89FA025
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| 26 November 1988 | N2301K | private | 1 | Port Lavaca, TX | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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