What happened
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(-23) At approximately 4:34 pm CDT on October 21, 2002 witnesses on the ground observed a Cessna 150 performing low level aerobatics. During one of these maneuvers the aircraft struck the ground in a steep nose low attitude in a farm field near the pilot's residence. One witness stated "the aircraft completed one loop and was attempting another but did not pull up soon enough to avoid hitting the ground." Witnesses report the pilot was initially unconscious but soon revived and extricated himself from the wreckage. Two civilian witnesses and a sheriff's deputy reported the pilot smelled strongly of alcohol, acted confused, refused medical treatment and was belligerent with medical personnel. The pilot was subsequently transported to a local hospital and admitted in critical condition.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 4:34 PM CDT ON OCTOBER 21, 2002 WITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED A CESSNA 150 PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS. DURING ONE OF THESE MANEUVERS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE IN A FARM FIELD NEAR THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE. ONE WITNESS STATED "THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ONE LOOP AND WAS ATTEMPTING ANOTHER BUT DID NOT PULL UP SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING THE GROUND." WITNESSES REPORT THE PILOT WAS INITIALLY UNCONSCIOUS BUT SOON REVIVED AND EXTRICATED HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE. TWO CIVILIAN WITNESSES AND A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY REPORTED THE PILOT SMELLED STRONGLY OF ALCOHOL, ACTED CONFUSED, REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS BELLIGERENT WITH MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
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