ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278537
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 2022 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 162 Skycatcher |
| Owner/operator: | Jay Air LLC DBA |
| Registration: | N162KG |
| MSN: | 16200011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1599 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Memphis, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Memphis-General DeWitt Spain Airport, TN (M01) |
| Memphis-General DeWitt Spain Airport, TN (M01) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 31, 2022, at 0835 central daylight time, a Cessna 162 airplane, N162KG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
After takeoff, the pilot maneuvered the airplane in the local area for about 30 minutes. He then contacted approach control and informed the controller that he was experiencing chest pains. The airplane became established on a course to return to the departure airport. However, a few minutes later, the flight track abruptly turned away from the airport. The airplane entered a descent and impacted a soybean field. The fuselage, right wing, and vertical stabilizer were damaged during impact. Postaccident airframe and engine examinations did not reveal any preimpact anomalies.
The pilot had a history of coronary artery disease, including a previous heart attack, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Records demonstrated that he was intermittently noncompliant with his medication regimen. Considering the evidence about the pilot’s underlying severe coronary artery disease, his non-compliance with his medical regimen, likely continued use of tobacco, and reported chest pain to air traffic control, it is likely the pilot experienced an in-flight acute cardiac event, most likely cardiac ischemia, that caused the accident. The investigation could not determine if effects from his use of the sedating antihistamine diphenhydramine contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: Pilot incapacitation due to an acute cardiac event.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2620789253350/one-dead-in-crittenden-county-plane-crash-sheriff
https://www.kait8.com/2022/05/31/1-dead-plane-crash-crittenden-county/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105150
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162KG
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N162KG
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0fa04&lat=35.228&lon=-90.162&zoom=12.0&showTrace=2022-05-31
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/59739_1501784459.jpg (photo)
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105150/pdf (NTSB prelim)
NTSB Number : CEN22FA217
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The NTSB is investigating the crash Tuesday of a Cessna 162 airplane in West Memphis, Arkansas.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 31, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2022 15:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-May-2022 15:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Location] |
| 31-May-2022 15:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2022 17:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2022 17:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2022 18:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2022 18:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Category] |
| 01-Jun-2022 00:27 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Jun-2022 08:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2022 20:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Sep-2023 19:46 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
| 23-Sep-2023 10:24 | Anon. | Updated [[[Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category]]] |
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