Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Shelbyville, IN
39.521437°N, 85.776924°W |
Tail number | N84DG |
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Accident date | 25 Feb 2000 |
Aircraft type | Ellis Q2 |
Additional details: | None |
According to a pilot-rated witness, the airplane was on final approach for runway 19 when the airplane began a go-around. The witness described the engine operation, during the go-around, as "missing and running rough". The witness reported that the airplane entered a descending left turn, impacting the terrain in a 30-45 degree left bank.
Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed that the main and header fuel tanks had ruptured, but no fuel spill or fuel odor was noted at the accident site.
Witnesses/first responders to the accident site reported that there were no fuel odors around the accident site.
Inspection of the engine failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with any preexisting condition.
A fuel receipt was obtained for the accident airplane's last fueling. The date of the fuel receipt was listed as November 28, 1999, and 6.2 gallons of fuel were purchased for the accident airplane.
An autopsy was performed on the pilot on February 26, 2000, at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Federal Aviation Aeromedical Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, prepared a forensic toxicology report. The test results indicated that there was 0.011 (ug/ml, ug/g) Tetrahydrocannabinol (Marijuana) detected in lung tissue, and that Tetrahydrocannabinol Carboxylic Acid (Marijuana metabolite) was detected in blood and lung tissue.