DILLINGHAM, AK, USA
N3439D
CESSNA 170B
AS THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE WITH A SKI EQUIPPED ACFT, IT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE HAD JUST LANDED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER & THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING DIFFERENTLY WHEN HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. AFTER THE ACDNT, POLICE PERSONNEL NOTED THAT THE PLT HAD AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH, AS WELL AS SLURRED SPEECH & SOME DIFFICULTY IN WALKING. WHEN HIS BREATH WAS CHECKED WITH AN INTOXIMETER 3000 TEST MACHINE, IT SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL THAT WAS EQUIVALENT TO 0.123% BAC. THE PLTS LAST FAA MEDICAL EXAM WAS ON 10/13/78; HIS LAST BFR DATE WASN'T ESTABLISHED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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