ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39312
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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 1983 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N15RK |
| MSN: | 3 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 170 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oldmar, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Petersburg , FL (SPG) |
| Tarpon Springs , FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION OVER TAMPA BAY AT A HEIGHT OF 25 TO 50 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. MOMENTS BEFORE CRASHING, THE ACFT MADE AN ABRUPT DESCENT & PASSED UNDER A POWER LINE THAT SPINNED THE NORTHERN NECK OF THE BAY. THEREAFTER, A WING TIP CONTACTED THE WATER & THE ACFT CARTWHEELED BEFORE COMING TO RESTED INVERTED. THE PLT HAD BECOME INCAPACITED DUE TO A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE. HIS LATEST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 9/19/77 HAD EXPIRED. THE MEDICATION 'INDERAL,' WAS PRESCRIBED FOR THE PLT'S HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WITH A DOSAGE OF 80 MG TWICE DAILY. THE USE OF 'INDERAL' IN EXCESS OF 100 MG DAILY IS SUFFICIENT FOR DENTAL OF A PLT'S APPLICATION FOR A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X45358
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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