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Old 19th Mar 2004, 06:29
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CoodaShooda
 
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That facts are that they found a high level of alcohol and some grass in the pilot's blood. The media reported that fact. The public hear it and read it and interpret it their own way
Lets see....

The ATSB inquiry into the crash that killed an entire New Zealand family and a newly married American tourist, while his wife watched on, has found that the pilot had both alcohol and cannabis in his bloodstream. This has prompted calls for random alcohol and drug testing for all pilots.

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The ATSB has been unable to determine the reason for the engine failure that resulted in the death of six people in a Hamilton Isand air crash.

The finding of traces of alcohol and cannabis in the pilot's bloodstream may well have been the result of post-mortem reactions within the body, the report noted. Witnesses reported that, in the 24 hours leading up to the accident, the pilot did not appear to be affected by either alcohol or drugs.


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