V1 WAS ANCHORED ON THE WAS SIDE OF DISAPPEARING ISLAND OVERNIGHT. THE SUBJECTS ON BOARD WENT TO SLEEP ON THE EVENING OF JULY 3RD, THEY WERE RUNNING AN ONBOARD GENERATOR AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE EXHAUST HOSE ON THE GENERATOR BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROUGH HULL FITTING, FILLING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH CARBON MONOXIDE GAS. THE GAS TRAVELED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE BULKHEAD TO THE AIR CONDITIONER INTAKE IN THE CABIN. THE GAS THEN CIRCULATED THROUGH THE CABIN FROM THE REGISTER VENTS.
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