ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36121
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Date: | Sunday 9 February 1997 |
Time: | 17:43 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole |
Owner/operator: | Wagner Airways |
Registration: | N8457H |
MSN: | 44-8207001 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Engine model: | Lycoming TO-360 SER |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Caldwell, NJ -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | West Milford, NJ (4N1 |
Destination airport: | Lincoln Park, NJ (N07 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane was level at approximately 2,500 feet when the pilot became unconscious. The pilot-rated passenger advised the control tower of the medical emergency and landed. Attempts to revive the pilot were unsuccessful. The pilot-rated passenger stated that he was later informed the pilot suffered a heart attack as a result of severe heart disease.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC97LA051 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA051
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:22 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
17-Nov-2022 15:35 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
08-Apr-2024 16:50 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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