TORRINGTON >> James E. Seaver, Sr. the Torrington
man killed in a Plainville plane crash in July, had a drug used to treat
insomnia running through his veins when his Cessna 172P crashed into a
berm near Robertson Airport.
Seaver, who was also being investigated by Torrington Police on
allegations of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl years prior, had
zolpidem detected in his liver and bloodstream, according to a
toxicology report released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The brand name of zolpidem is Ambien, a sedative-hypnotic designed to
slow brain activity, allowing a person to sleep easier.
Seaver’s fatal plane crash occurred on July 26 shortly after 7 p.m.
in Plainville, after the private pilot departed from North Canaan
Aviation Facilities, Inc. Airport at 6:20 p.m. He was 51.
Weeks following the fatal accident, Torrington Police released an
unsigned arrest warrant indicating Seaver was under investigation for
allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2010. The girl, now 14,
reported the incident to her mother in June and was given a forensic
interview which proved consistent with her testimony of alleged sexual
activity, the warrant states.
The warrant application relays an exchange between Seaver and the
girl’s mother, with Seaver admitting he had “only touched her” three to
four times, requesting the mother not to report him.
“Can’t we find a
therapist that doesn’t have to report,” Seaver said, according to the
report.
Seaver’s toxicology report, finalized on Aug. 29 by the U.S.
Department of Transportation, examined specimens from the decedent’s
vital organs, blood and urine. The one-page summary states that no
carbon monoxide or cyanide was detected in his blood, nor was any
ethanol — indicating alcohol use — found in Seaver’s urine. The report
additionally tested for amphetamines, opiates, marijuana, cocaine, and
other drugs, including anti-depressants.
Medical information states that consumers of zolpidem — whether in
its pill form, like Ambien, or its oral spray version — should expect to
sleep shortly after taking the drug. The drug makes consumers sleepy,
and consumers should expect to sleep a minimum of seven hours, according
to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
The National Library of Medicine states that zolpidem should only be
taken for seven to 10 days; not to exceed two weeks of consumption.
A recent study released by BMJ Open, a British-based medical
publication, found drugs like zolpidem are more likely to cause cancer
and consumers have a greater risk of death than people who don’t use
sleep aid medication.
“When starting Ambien, do not do anything that requires complete
alertness, such as driving, operating machinery, or piloting an
airplane,” the drug’s user precautions read.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation
Administration has yet to finalize a report from the July 26 incident,
although preliminary investigation by the NTSB claims weather was not an
issue during the crash. The initial report additionally states that
Seaver never made radio contact with flight service, nor were there
records of contact with air traffic control.
The Cessna 172, the same model Seaver flew, is a four-seat single
engine aircraft and according to the company, its best seller. Seaver’s
crash marks the second fatality in the 172 model in Plainville since
2002. There have been two other crashes investigated by the NTSB near
Robertson Airport since that time, although neither caused death.
Seaver was the only victim in the crash.
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NTSB Identification: ERA12FA483
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Plainville, CT
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P, registration: N64182
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may
contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the
final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in
support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of
investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from
various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 26, 2012, about 1910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P,
N64182, operated by Interstate Aviation Inc., was substantially damaged
during final approach, when it impacted a berm just prior to and below
runway 20 at Robertson Airport (4B8), Plainville, Connecticut. The
private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted
under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the
flight that departed North Canaan Aviation Facilities Inc. Airport
(CT24), North Canaan, Connecticut, about 1820.
Review of preliminary radar data, provided by the Federal Aviation
Administration, revealed primary targets that originated approximately 3
miles southeast of CT24 at 1825:57. The targets proceeded to 4B8 and
terminated on a left downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern to
runway 20, at 1901:24. There was no record of radio contact with air
traffic control. Additionally, there was no record of any contact with
flight service or direct user access terminal.
A flight instructor, who was walking to his car at the airport, saw
the accident airplane approach. He reported that the pilot made one
radio transmission on the local common traffic advisory frequency,
regarding landing advisories. The airplane proceeded to fly a mid-field
crosswind leg of the airport traffic pattern, followed by a left
downwind, base, and final leg of the airport traffic pattern. The
witness noted that when the airplane was on final approach, its flaps
were extended and it was “a bit” high. The nose then moved right, as if
the airplane entered a controlled slip. The witness then left the
airport in his car and did not see the impact.
The wreckage came to rest upright, with the empennage resting on top
of the airport perimeter fence. An approximate 4-foot diameter by 1-foot
deep impact crater was observed in the berm, about 20 feet below runway
20. The cockpit and cabin area were consumed by a postcrash fire.
The pilot killed in last week's plane crash in Plainville was a local business man who grew up in Winsted.
The
state medical examiner's office confirmed today that the pilot was
James E. Seaver. The cause of death was multiple blunt force trauma by
accident. He was 51.
Seaver owned Action Home in East Litchfield
at 29 Thomaston Road, a home improvement store. William Pearson, the
owner of the building and the Pearson Door Co. next door, said Pearson
leased the building for his business for 25 years.
"He loved it here," Pearson said of Seaver.
Pearson,
who was starting to clean out the warehouse at the building on Tuesday,
said Seaver was a good friend and a good businessman but declined to
comment further.
"We need more people like him who can run a business like he did," he said.
Seaver,
who grew up around Highland Lake in Winsted, moved back years later
when he owned a large Tudor-style farmhouse at Wheelers Point. He became
known as the only resident who flew a sea plane there.
The 80-year-old, eight-room, 2,900-square-foot house sold for $1.16 million in August 2010.
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NTSB Identification: ERA12FA483
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Plainville, CT
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P, registration: N64182
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This
is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has
been completed.
On July 26, 2012, about 1910 eastern
daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N64182, operated by Interstate Aviation
Inc., was substantially damaged during final approach, when it impacted a
berm just prior to and below runway 20 at Robertson Airport (4B8),
Plainville, Connecticut. The private pilot was fatally injured. The
personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no
flight plan was filed for the flight that departed North Canaan Aviation
Facilities Inc. Airport (CT24), North Canaan, Connecticut, about 1820.
Review
of preliminary radar data, provided by the Federal Aviation
Administration, revealed primary targets that originated approximately 3
miles southeast of CT24 at 1825:57. The targets proceeded to 4B8 and
terminated on a left downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern to
runway 20, at 1901:24. There was no record of radio contact with air
traffic control. Additionally, there was no record of any contact with
flight service or direct user access terminal.
A flight
instructor, who was walking to his car at the airport, saw the accident
airplane approach. He reported that the pilot made one radio
transmission on the local common traffic advisory frequency, regarding
landing advisories. The airplane proceeded to fly a mid-field crosswind
leg of the airport traffic pattern, followed by a left downwind, base,
and final leg of the airport traffic pattern. The witness noted that
when the airplane was on final approach, its flaps were extended and it
was "a bit" high. The nose then moved right, as if the airplane entered a
controlled slip. The witness then left the airport in his car and did
not see the impact.
The wreckage came to rest upright, with the
empennage resting on top of the airport perimeter fence. An approximate
4-foot diameter by 1-foot deep impact crater was observed in the berm,
about 20 feet below runway 20. The cockpit and cabin area were consumed
by a postcrash fire.
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