MEINERS OAKS, CA, USA
N19659
CESSNA 172L
WITNESSES IN A REMOTE CANYON REPORTED AN AIRCRAFT MAKING LOW PASSES IN THAT AREA. THEY LAST SAW THE PLANE GOING UP THE CANYON. LATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON A WALL OF THE SAME CANYON. TESTS OF THE PILOT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .279 PERCENT. THE CORONER ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT .150 PERCENT OF THE ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS DUE TO ACTION OF BACTERIA. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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