LENEXA, KS, USA
N39231
TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
THE PIC HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE THE FLT AND HAD TAKEN THE PRESCRIPTION ANTI-DEPRESION DRUG PAMELOR. IN COMBINATION, THE ADVERSE SIDE-EFFECTS OF THE DRUG ARE MAGNIFIED. THE PIC DECIDED TO FLY INSTEAD OF DRIVE TO VISIT A FRIEND WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT WHERE HE WAS ALSO EMPLOYED. AFTER THE VISIT, THE PIC DEPARTED THE LOCAL AIRPORT TO FLY 7 NM TO A NEARBY AIRPORT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN HANGARED. THE PIC ONLY REMEMBERED FLYING ALONG THE INTERSTATE HWY, NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE IMPACT OCCURRED IN THE CENTER MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE HWY. INTERVIEWS WITH THE PIC REVEALED THAT HE HAD ALSO BEEN DRINKING WHILE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. TOX TESTS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS .15%.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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