Cessna 175B N8264T

Summary

On 23 July 1993 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 175B registered N8264T was involved in an accident near Blythe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 1993 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Blythe, California, United States

Coordinates

33.7510, -114.5094

Aircraft

Cessna 175B

Registration

N8264T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Parker

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93FA297

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLE DUE TO DRUG IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL BUZZING, HIS OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE OVER THE RIVER.

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

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THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING DOWN THE RIVER, BUZZING VARIOUS ONLOOKERS AT ALTITUDES NO MORE THAN 50 FT ABOVE THE WATER. SEVERAL WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE PILOT'S DRESS AND OVERT MANNERISMS AS THE AIRPLANE FLEW BY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A 1-INCH CABLE THAT STRETCHES THE SPAN OF THE RIVER. THE CABLE WAS MARKED WITH WHITE PAINT AT 10-FT INCREMENTS. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED 1 MI NORTH OF A TRAILER COMMUNITY. THE PILOT'S TOXICOLOGY RESULTS WERE POSITIVE FOR BENZOYLECGONINE (0.047 UG/ML BLOOD, 0.092 UG/ML LUNG FLUID, 13.500 UG/ML URINE), COCAINE (0.155 UG/ML URINE), AND ECGONINE METHYL ESTER (0.525 UG/ML URINE).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.