Serious incident Beechcraft 58 Baron N328WT,
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Date:Wednesday 18 February 1987
Time:14:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:Aero Charter
Registration: N328WT
MSN: TH-458
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:3900 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Colorado Spring, CO -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Aspen, CO (KASE)
Destination airport:St Louis, MO (KSTL)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PIC BECAME UNCONSCIOUS WHILE AT THE CONTROLS DURING CRUISE. THE CO-OWNER OF THE ACFT, A RATED PILOT WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, TOOK CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO A NEARBY APT. THE PIC WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. AN AUTOPSY WAS NOT PERFORMED BUT THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SAID THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A HEART ATTACK.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN87IA058
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN87IA058

Revision history:

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