NTSB Report on Bill Phillips' Accident

tom c wrote:
"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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tom c wrote:
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Some clarifications;

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In another post a "doctor" from POA said Bill's "Vicodin Level" was near
lethal....
tom c

Hmmmm...you too may be a "doctor" or even a doctor, so let me ask: which
elements of the drug cocktail reported in BWB's corpse would lead to the
official description of a "toxic" quantity?

I could mention that aspirin and codeine, and paracetamol (acetaminophen)
and codeine are over-the counter pain killers in Europe,
so presumably it is not that element that is drawing approbation...
One supposes it is the rat-poison?

Brian Whatcott


The report itself never uses the term toxic.

Hmmm....
Let me quote from the finding of facts:

The State of Utah, Office for the Medical Examiner, completed an autopsy
on the pilot. The manner of death was classified as an accident due to
blunt force injuries. The report noted “other significant conditions” of
atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, cardiomegaly, and
***acute mixed drug intoxication.**** [my asterisks]

The FAA Bioaeronautical Research Laboratory completed toxicology
testing. The tests were negative for carbon monoxide, cyanide, and
volatiles. The test was positive for the following tested drugs: 10.01
(ug/ml, ug/g) acetaminophen, 0.055 (ug/ml, ug/g) diazepam, 0.031 (ug/mL,
ug/g) dihydrocodeine, doxazosin, 0.152 (ug/ml, ug/g) hydrocodone, and
0.094 (ug/ml, ug/g) nordiazepam, detected in blood; 0.46 (ug/mL, ug/g)
dihydrocodeine, doxazosin, 1.755 (ug/ml, ug/g) hydrocodone, 0.54 (ug/mL,
ug/g) hydromorphone, and nordiazepam, were detected in urine.


"Drug intoxication" means the presence of toxic quantities of some drug
cocktail.

Brian Whatcott