ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42160
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 November 1994 |
| Time: | 03:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Hazlett, David A. |
| Registration: | N24834 |
| MSN: | 15280405 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7248 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dresden, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Union City, TN (KUCY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TWO PILOTS WERE OBSERVED DRINKING IN LOCAL BARS UNTIL ABOUT 2400 ON THE EVENING OF 11/8. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOTS MENTIONED GOING FLYING LATER, BUT THAT SHE THOUGHT THEY WERE JOKING, AS BOTH PILOTS WERE TOO INTOXICATED TO OPERATE ANY KIND OF MOTOR VEHICLE. WITNESSES IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE ABOUT 0150 ON THE MORNING OF 11/9. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 0830. BOTH PILOTS' TOXICOLOGICAL REPORTS WERE POSITIVE FOR COCAINE AND ALCOHOL. THE PILOT'S TOX REVEALED 0.17 GM/DL ALCOHOL IN VITREOUS FLUID, AND 0.48 UG/GM COCAINE, 1.72 UG/GM BENZOYECGONINE AND 0.56 UG/GM ECGONINE METHYL ESTER IN THE LIVER. THE STUDENT PILOT'S TOX REVEALED 0.09 GM/DL ALCOHOL, 0.16 UG/ML COCAINE, 0.45 UG/ML BENZOYECGONINE AND 0.10 UG/ML ECGONINE METHYL ESTER IN THE BLOOD.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (CFI) IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95FA013
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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