CNN: Cocaine and alcohol found in pilot who spun into LA apt last spring.

[Anonymous]

CNN is reporting that coroners discovered cocaine and alcohol in the system
of the pilot who spun his aircraft into a LA apartment complex last spring.
As you might recall, the crash was captured on video tape and resulted in
the deaths of all on board and one on the ground.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/19/pilot.crash.ap/index.html

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[Sam]

Anonymous <Nobody> wrote in message >...
> CNN is reporting that coroners discovered cocaine and alcohol in the system
> of the pilot who spun his aircraft into a LA apartment complex last spring.
> As you might recall, the crash was captured on video tape and resulted in
> the deaths of all on board and one on the ground.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/19/pilot.crash.ap/index.html
>
> --
> Peter
>

Wow, that is really stupid. I won't even ride my motorcycle if I've
had more than 2 drinks (plus several hours AND a full meal). Why
would someone actually try and fly like that??

[Ron Natalie]

"Sam" > wrote in message om...

> Wow, that is really stupid. I won't even ride my motorcycle if I've
> had more than 2 drinks (plus several hours AND a full meal). Why
> would someone actually try and fly like that??

The cocaine probably gave him a false sense of sobriety.

[Tom S.]

"Sam" > wrote in message
om...
> Anonymous <Nobody> wrote in message
>...
> > CNN is reporting that coroners discovered cocaine and alcohol in the
system
> > of the pilot who spun his aircraft into a LA apartment complex last
spring.
> > As you might recall, the crash was captured on video tape and resulted
in
> > the deaths of all on board and one on the ground.
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/19/pilot.crash.ap/index.html
> >
> > --
> > Peter
> >
>
> Wow, that is really stupid. I won't even ride my motorcycle if I've
> had more than 2 drinks (plus several hours AND a full meal). Why
> would someone actually try and fly like that??

Re-read your very first sentence. :~)

[Big John]

Sam

Be that as it may.

I've seen a large number of pilots fly with a heavy load of booze
through the years.

To the best of my knowledge none were ever in an accident (or a
fatality).

Can't say it couldn't happen, but was not a 100% accident waiting to
happen.

I remember onetime I was giving an evaluation to a full Colonel in a
single pilot fighter. We took off in formation with me on his wing
into a thunderstorm and climbed through it to on top. Lots of
turbulence, lighting, etc and he was as steady as a rock (maybe just
froze on the controls <G>. He was a WWII jock that was in the Guard.

I do agree though, booze and flying is not the best combination.

Big John


On 20 Nov 2003 15:50:35 -0800, (Sam) wrote:

>Anonymous <Nobody> wrote in message >...
>> CNN is reporting that coroners discovered cocaine and alcohol in the system
>> of the pilot who spun his aircraft into a LA apartment complex last spring.
>> As you might recall, the crash was captured on video tape and resulted in
>> the deaths of all on board and one on the ground.
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/19/pilot.crash.ap/index.html
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>
>Wow, that is really stupid. I won't even ride my motorcycle if I've
>had more than 2 drinks (plus several hours AND a full meal). Why
>would someone actually try and fly like that??