ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39588
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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 1988 |
| Time: | 12:46 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | University Of Minnesota |
| Registration: | N2485N |
| MSN: | 79A0867 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2990 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamm Lake, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anoka, MN (ANE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT WHICH OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHO REPORTED IT TO ATC. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED NO DEFECTS WITH EITHER THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT ITS APPROVED FLIGHT ENVELOPE. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING OF THE STUDENT PILOT REVEALED A METABOLITE OF MARIJUANA PRESENT IN THE SUBJECTS URINE AT A CONCENTRATION OF 179NG/ML. CAUSE: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT, EITHER BY THE STUDENT OR BY THE INSTRUCTOR, AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR A RECOVERY, BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, BEFORE THE RESULTING OUT OF CONTROL DESCENT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TO STRIKE THE TERRAIN.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26160
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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