Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN82FTM16

MILCREEK CANYON, UT, USA

Aircraft #1

N104P

Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES IN A CANYON AT AN ELEVATION OF 9300 MSL. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS MARGINAL VFR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK OF THE PILOT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 91 MG%; HOWEVER, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE ALCOHOL WAS PRODUCED BY POST-MORTEM, TISSUE PUTREFACTION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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