BURLEY, WA, USA
N6950J
PIPER PA-28-181
THE NON-RATED PLT WAS EMPLOYED AS AN ACFT CLEANER & HAD ACCESS TO THE IGNITION KEYS OF SEVERAL ACFT, INCLUDING N6950J. EARLIER DURING THE EVENING, HE WAS SEEN CONSUMING BEER. AT ABOUT 0024 PDT, HE TOOK OFF FROM RWY 18. ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES & CRASHED APRX 1/2 MI SOUTHEAST OF THE ARPT. THERE WERE LOW CEILINGS & REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH FOG AT THAT TIME. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD REVEALED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.104%. THE PLT HAD NO AUTHORIZATION TO FLY THE PLANE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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