ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39920
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| Date: | Monday 26 January 1998 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Brainerd Helicopter Service |
| Registration: | N5099W |
| MSN: | 28-111 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3018 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Faribault, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brainerd, MN (KBRD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a night cross country flight at 2230 cst. The airplane did not arrive at its planned destination at 2330 cst according to the wife of the passenger. The wreckage was found about 4-miles northeast of an airport that had been reporting IFR conditions during the time period the airplane was en route and after its planned arrival. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would prevent flight. The pilot's toxicology report showed about 26-percent carbon monoxide in his blood. The ends of the airplane's muffler were corroded and had many pinhole-sized holes along its edges. Its shroud had baked oil on its inside surface. The muffler had rust on both sides of its body. The airplane had flown about 4-hours during the year before the latest annual inspection had been conducted. The mechanic who had inspected the muffler said he had noticed some small pinhole-sized holes at the muffler's end. He said he did not think they were serious or would cause a problem. This inspection was conducted about 2- months before the accident.
Probable Cause: was the pilot's patial incapacitation due to carbon monoxide poisoning. A factor associated with this accident was the mechanic's inadequate inspection of the airplane's muffler and inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98FA086
Location
Images:
Lt Ellen Browning (CAP) on site security as Rice County Investigators arrive at the crash site. Photo by Lt Jay Craswell
Shortly After Crash was discovered (By DFing ELT) Crash is top center of photo. CAP ground Team (orange vests) providing site security. Crash path coming from the right.
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] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:06 | FarmingtonMNCAP | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:06 | FarmingtonMNCAP | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 07-Apr-2024 14:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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