ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45273
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| Date: | Friday 7 March 2003 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Kern Charter Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N19770 |
| MSN: | 17260738 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3561 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rosamond, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rosamond, CA (CL74) |
| Bullhead City, AZ (IFP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Evaluation of the ground scars and impact signatures on the wreckage established that during the takeoff initial climb from a private dirt airstrip, the airplane stalled and struck the ground in a right wing, nose low attitude, and tumbled. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire. Power lines were noted at the departure end of the runway. The airframe and engine were inspected with no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. Cocaine was detected in the pilot's blood, suggesting use within the 4 to 6 hours preceding the accident. Cocaethylene, a substance that is formed only when cocaine and ethanol are simultaneously present, was found in the liver.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall and impact with flat level terrain. Also causal was the pilot's impaired judgment due to recent use of cocaine, and ethanol.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030315X00340&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1998 | N19770 | Kern Charter Airservice | 0 | Bakersfield, CA | |
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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 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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