Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Kerman, California 93630
Thursday, April 7, 1994 23:35 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
RECORDED RADAR & VOICE TAPES REVEALED THAT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DEVIATING FROM HEADINGS, ALTITUDES, & ATC INSTRUCTIONS. THE FACILITIES WORKING THE FLIGHT SAID THE AIRCRAFT'S COURSE OF FLIGHT WAS ERRATIC, WITH THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR BECOMING WORSE AS THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. THE PILOT SEEMED TO BE DISORIENTED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SIGNIFICANTLY OFF ASSIGNED AIRWAYS & HEADINGS, & DID SEVERAL 360 & 180 DEGREE TURNS. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BLURRED VISION, HEADACHES, & NAUSEA. HE SAID HIS BREATHING BECAME LABORED, & THE CONTROLS BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE FLIGHTPATH OF THE AIRPLANE KEPT CHANGING DIRECTION & ALTITUDE, & THE PILOT COULD NOT STAY AWAKE. MANY SMALL LEAKS WERE FOUND IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WITH GAS PATHWAYS FOUND INTO THE CABIN. HOSPITAL TESTS FOR ALCOHOL & DRUGS WERE NEGATIVE. AN FAA FLIGHT SURGEON AT CAMI REVIEWED THE CASE & REPORTED THAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. BLOOD DRAWN 11 HRS AFTER ENTERING A HOSPITAL RETAINED 3% SATURATION WITH CARBON MONOXIDE.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
AN EXHAUST GAS LEAK, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, INCAPACITION OF THE PILOT, AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/7/1994 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 2335 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | KERMAN |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 93630 |
| Event Date Year | 1994 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 2250 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 70 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FAT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 333 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 13 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 13000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 14 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 300 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 931 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Apr 8 1994 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 130 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 6 2000 11:02AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9124G |
| NTSB Number | LAX94LA184 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 182N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 182N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18260664 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2900 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Sep 1 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 49 |
| Airframe Hours | 3075 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Yes |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | PETER L. HEDEGARD |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 10838 EAST MARGINAL WAY SOUTH |
| Aircraft Owner City | SEATTLE |
| Aircraft Owner State | WA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 98168 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | PETER L. HEDEGARD |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 16800 NE 31ST |
| Operator City | BELLEVUE |
| Operator State | WA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 98008 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | LGB |
| Departure City | LONG BEACH |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 2113 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MOD |
| Destination City | MODESTO |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |