ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13625
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1977 |
| Time: | 21:52 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Air Inc |
| Registration: | N406CA |
| MSN: | 31-637 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Buffalo Niagara Int'l (BUF), NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF/BUF) Cheektowaga, NY |
| Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester, New York (ROC/KROC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Whilst on a cargo flight, bound for Rochester, New York, the pilot had become unwell shortly after take off, and was returning to Buffalo. According to the NTSB report, the nature of the pilot's illness was "hypertensive hemorrhage of left basal ganglia", which is a form of brain hemorrhage. This rendered the pilot unable to control the aircraft, and it dived into the ground. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed, although the nature of his illness may have rendered him unconcious or even dead before the aircraft impacted into the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=45243&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2015 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-May-2015 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 12:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2018 16:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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