FRYEBURG, ME, USA
N84493
PIPER PA-28-161
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND TWO FRIENDS DROVE HIM TO THE AIRPORT AND WATCHED AS HE DEPARTED. THEY NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING STEEPLY AFTER LIFTOFF AND THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT'S ROTATING BEACON AS THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. THE TOX REPORT REVEALED ETHYL ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.24% AND 0.19% IN THE PILOT'S URINE AND BLOOD, RESPECTIVELY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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