What happened
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(-23) Aircraft crashed approximately 1 mile east of the benson,AZ airport under unknown circumstances. The pilot had no prior experience in this type of aircraft before this flight. The flaps of the aircraft were lowered, and the aircraft struck the ground left wing first at a high angle and low speed. The aircraft nose impacted the ground approximately 15 feet to the west of the initial impact of the left wing and the aircaft rolled over onto its back. Block 9, time occurred is unknown. (-23 amendment) nordiazepam, oxazepam, temazepam, and marihuana were detected in the pilot's urine; nordiazepam and tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid were detected in the pilot's blood. Tetrahydrocannabinol was detected in the lung and in the blood. The level of tetrahydrocannabinol found in the blood (0.0511UG/G) is consistent with recent use according to cami.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF THE BENSON,AZ AIRPORT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT HAD NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. THE FLAPS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOWERED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AT A HIGH ANGLE AND LOW SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE INITIAL IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BLOCK 9, TIME OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN. (-23 AMENDMENT) NORDIAZEPAM, OXAZEPAM, TEMAZEPAM, AND MARIHUANA WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S URINE; NORDIAZEPAM AND TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD. TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL WAS DETECTED IN THE LUNG AND IN THE BLOOD. THE LEVEL OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL FOUND IN THE BLOOD (0.0511UG/G) IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT USE ACCORDING TO CAMI.
NTSB investigation
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