ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43260
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 1994 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn Playter |
| Registration: | N7061K |
| MSN: | 20-166 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HEARD THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE CALL IN HIS ENTRY TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WHERE IT HAD COME TO REST AGAINST A TREE. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE. ACCORDING TO A SHERIFF'S REPORT, THE PILOT HAD BEEN ON MEDICATION FOR EPILEPTIC SEIZURES; HOWEVER, THE ATTENDING DOCTOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS A PILOT. THE PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL EXAM WAS ON 5/24/94, BUT REPORTEDLY, HE HAD NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HIS EPILEPTIC CONDITION TO THE DESIGNATED MEDICAL EXAMINER DURING APPLICATION FOR THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. A PATHOLOGIST THAT EXAMINED THE PILOT'S BODY ALSO NOTED THAT THE PILOT HAD SIGNIFICANT CARDIAC DISEASE. ACCORDING TO HIM, '. . . EITHER OF THESE MALADIES COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS-CONTROL . . . .'
Probable Cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A SEIZURE AND/OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY REPORT HIS MEDICAL INFORMATION ON HIS FAA MEDICAL APPLICATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA337
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 19:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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