Piper PA 22-135 N8195C

Summary

On 2 July 2015, a Piper PA 22-135 registered N8195C was involved in an accident near Carey, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2015

Classification

Accident

Location

Carey, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.2303, -113.5972

Aircraft

Piper PA 22-135

Registration

N8195C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Malad City → Stanley

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR15FA206

1 person died.

Undetermined because examination of the airplane wreckage did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot stopped at an intermediate airport during a cross-country personal flight, and added 22 gallons of fuel to the airplane. The family reported the airplane overdue, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert notice (ALNOT). The wreckage was located the following day. On site examination by FAA inspectors indicated that the airplane was intact when it hit the ground in a nose low attitude with a rotational component. The toxicology report contained findings for ethanol detected in the lung, heart, and blood. N-propanol was detected in heart, lung, and blood. The report noted putrefaction. The NTSB's medical officer noted that ethanol is the type of alcohol present in beer, wine, and liquor, and can cause impairment at low doses. Generally, the rapid distribution of ethanol throughout the body after ingestion leads to similar levels in different tissues. A small amount of ethanol can be produced in tissues by microbial action post mortem, often in conjunction with other alcohols such as N-propanol, acetone, and methanol. With the information available, it was not possible to determine how much, if any, of the identified ethanol was from ingestion. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.