32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 1981 · 13:33 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Lindbergh
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NR142
Reported as
Boeing 737*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot became ill in cruise. Had cardiac arrest in wal operations office. Taken to hospital.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BECAME ILL IN CRUISE. HAD CARDIAC ARREST IN WAL OPERATIONS OFFICE. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.