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From: stevenp@decwrl.dec.com (Steven Philipson)
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Subject: The grand prize ....
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 90 18:21:24 PST
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Reply-To: stevenp@decwrl.dec.com (Steven Philipson)
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Posted: Tue Feb 27 18:21:24 1990


> Ok, was that "grand prize" a person who was stoned or drunk?  (Or gods
> forbid, both).

   There have been numerous requests for details on this accident (if
you can call it that).  So, with no further ado, here is what appeared
in Aviation Safety a few years back, verbatim.

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Cessna 172
September 20, 1986
Overton, Nevada

The pilot and his passenger were killed when the Skyhawk
crashed into a slope along the shore of the Overton Arm
of Lake Mead, not far from Las Vegas, shortly past
midnight on a clear night with a nearly full moon.

   Although logbook information was not available, 
investigators said they did determine that the 57-year-
old pilot had obtained his private license in 1980.

   The plane had taken off sometime before 11 p.m. from 
Las Vegas, investigators said.  It was at about that time 
that the pilot contacted the Unicom operator at Boulder 
City.  The operator told investigators the pilot had stated
he was not planning to land at Boulder City, and intended 
to fly "up the Vegas wash" area.

   At about midnight, a fisherman on the Overton Arm 
observed the lights of an aircraft flying very low over 
the water.  The plane was heading east and passed out of 
sight.  About 10 a.m. the following day, the plane was 
located not far away, having struck about 50 feet below 
an escarpment.

   Investigators said lab tests showed the pilot's blood 
alcohol level was 0.18 percent, and the level for his 
female passenger was 0.14 percent.  In most states, drivers 
are considered intoxicated at a level of 0.10 percent, and 
Federal Aviation Regulations now limit pilots to 0.04 
percent.

   Local authorities removed the bodies from the wreckage.
Investigators said local police reported that, as evidenced 
by the position of the bodies and certain injuries to the 
pilot, the passenger was performing an act of oral sex at 
the moment of impact.

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						   Steve
					(the certified flying fanatic)
					    stevenp@decwrl.dec.com