ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37831
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1996 |
| Time: | 17:22 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Southeast Airmotive |
| Registration: | N7451L |
| MSN: | 31-847 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10588 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Corinth, MS (KCRX) |
| (KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During flight, one of the passengers (a single engine rated pilot) was seated in the right front seat. After arriving at the destination, the pilot initiated an ILS approach; however, before landing, a full deflection of the localizer CDI was noted, and the pilot executed a go-around. The pilot rated passenger stated that about 15 seconds later, the pilot released the control yoke, rested against his own seat back, and began to have convulsions. The pilot rated passenger began flying the airplane and advised ATC of the situation. The controller vectored the flight for landing, and the pilot rated passenger was initially unable to release the autopilot. At one point during the flight, the pilot's hand pulled the left engine mixture control to the idle cutoff position, but engine power was restored after the pilot rated passenger repositioned the mixture control. The pilot rated passenger landed the airplane; however, during the landing roll, he did not have access to the airplane's brake system. The airplane rolled off the left side of the runway onto grass, but was not damaged. Subsequently, the pilot was pronounced dead. After a post-mortem examination, the cause of death was listed as coronary atherosclerosis/hypertensive heart disease. According to the pilot's wife, he had no previous complaints suggestive of heart disease.
Probable Cause: fatal incapacitation of the pilot due to a heart attack.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96IA094
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7451L
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2015 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 13-Oct-2017 16:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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