TWIN LAKE, MI, USA
N7250X
CESSNA 150A
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A SPIRAL LIKE DESCENT WITH THE ENG IN A POWER RETARDED STATE AS EVIDENCED BY THE SOUND EFFECTS. THE WAS NO MISSING OR BACKFIRING OF THE POWER PLANT. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND VERTICALLY AFTER BEING SEEN IN A NOSE DWN VERTICAL DESCENT WHILE SPRIRALING. THE PLT HAD BEEN DISQUALIFIED BY THE FAA FOR MEDICAL REASONS. HE WAS TAKING DILANTIN FOR PREVENTION OF SEIZURES, WHICH IS A DISQUALIFYING MEDICATION FOR A FLT PHYSICAL. NOTHING OF A MECHANICL NATURE WAS FOUND WHICH WAS CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT PROFILE DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE AUTOPSY REVEALED MODERATE ARTERLOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE WITH CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. THE PLT WAS 54 YEARS OLD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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