ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45129
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| Date: | Sunday 3 August 2003 |
| Time: | 13:32 |
| Type: |  Pietenpol Air Camper |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N81171 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peru, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Logansport, IN (GGP) |
| Peru, IN (IN33) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental amateur-built airplane was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain during an attempted landing. The recreational pilot reported on his application for his last airmen's medical that he had accumulated 70 total flight hours, 15 of which were flown in the 6 months preceding that physical examination. Local wind was 230 degrees at 11 knots. The sheriff's report stated, "It appeared that possibly the [airplane] struck the trees with [its] left wing. There was fuel in the aircraft and it appeared the engine was running at the time of the accident. The [tachometer] was stuck at 1450 rpms." An on-scene examination revealed no pre-impact anomalies. The Final Forensic Toxicology Accident Report stated, "DIPHENHYDRAMINE present in Urine." Diphenhydramine (commonly known by the trade name Benadryl) is an over-the-counter antihistamine with sedative effects, most commonly used to treat allergy symptoms.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during the landing. A factor was the trees he impacted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030805X01266&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 19:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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