ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384769
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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 1982 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-159C Gulfstream I |
| Owner/operator: | U.s. Aviation |
| Registration: | N857H |
| MSN: | 88 |
| Engine model: | ROLLS ROYCE DAR 529-AZ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Sheridan, WY (KSHR) |
| College Park, MD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON FINAL APPROACH AFTER A NORMAL FLIGHT, THE COPILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED WHILE READING THE FINAL APPROACH CHECKLIST. THE CAPTAIN CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER THE PASSENGERS HAD DEPLANED, THE COPILOT SUFFERED A SEIZURE WHILE HE WAS BEING HELPED DOWN THE STEPS BY THE CAPTAIN AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE TESTS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A CALCIUM DEPOSIT BEHIND THE RIGHT EAR THAT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAIN. A CHEMOTHERAPY PROGRAM EVENTUALLY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE COPILOT HAD RECEIVED HIS LAST CLASS I MEDICAL EXAMINATION TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN82IA049
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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