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FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Perry, MO · April 12, 1996

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Date
April 12, 1996 · 03:49 local
Place
Perry, MO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19884
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA130
Reported as
Cessna 177B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
N19884Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Cessna 177BS/N 17702611 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The airplane collided with electrical power lines that were about 700 feet downstream from a dam and about 125 feet above water. The surviving passenger stated that he and the pilot had consumed some beer at his home. After consuming the beer, the passenger said they went to a local restaurant and lounge remaining there until about 0130. The passenger said he and the pilot left the restaurant with two friends that they had met at the restaurant. One of the friends bought a 12 pack of beer en route to the airport. The pilot and three passengers flew for about an hour before descending near a dam. The passenger said the pilot told him he wanted to get a closer look at the dam. Also, the passenger said that before the airplane crashed, he saw the dam above the airplane's front window, then he heard the airplane hit something and saw sparks. Toxicology tests at the FAA cami laboratory showed the pilot had ethanol levels of 130 mg/dl in blood, 135 mg/dl in vitreous fluid, and 179 mg/dl in urine.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES THAT WERE ABOUT 700 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM A DAM AND ABOUT 125 FEET ABOVE WATER. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER STATED THAT HE AND THE PILOT HAD CONSUMED SOME BEER AT HIS HOME. AFTER CONSUMING THE BEER, THE PASSENGER SAID THEY WENT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE REMAINING THERE UNTIL ABOUT 0130. THE PASSENGER SAID HE AND THE PILOT LEFT THE RESTAURANT WITH TWO FRIENDS THAT THEY HAD MET AT THE RESTAURANT. ONE OF THE FRIENDS BOUGHT A 12 PACK OF BEER EN ROUTE TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS FLEW FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE DESCENDING NEAR A DAM. THE PASSENGER SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE WANTED TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DAM. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CRASHED, HE SAW THE DAM ABOVE THE AIRPLANE'S FRONT WINDOW, THEN HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE HIT SOMETHING AND SAW SPARKS. TOXICOLOGY TESTS AT THE FAA CAMI LABORATORY SHOWED THE PILOT HAD ETHANOL LEVELS OF 130 MG/DL IN BLOOD, 135 MG/DL IN VITREOUS FLUID, AND 179 MG/DL IN URINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA130Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPerry, MOthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power transmission wires. Darkness, restricting the pilot's ability to see-and-avoid the transmission line, was a related factor.Apr 12, 1996 · Destroyed