ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41321
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1994 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7FC |
| Owner/operator: | Billingsley, Donald W. |
| Registration: | N7598B |
| MSN: | 7FC-96 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tacoma, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spanaway, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING AT LOW LEVEL WHEN IT ENTERED A SHALLOW LEFT BANK THAT GRADUALLY INCREASED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH LEVEL GROUND IN A LEFT WING AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. DURING A POST-CRASH INVESTIGATION, NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. AN AUTOPSY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF BYPASS SURGERY AND ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; THE CORONER REPORTED THAT ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Probable Cause: PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94FA221
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 19:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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