# Incident 19920504020559I: Boeing 757222, Denver, CO, May 4, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.7592° N, 104.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7592&lon=-104.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530UA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504020559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK WHILE WAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. CO-PILOT TOOK OVER. RETURNED TO GATE. CAPTAIN DIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN92IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA050), May 4, 1992: Boeing 757-222 (N530UA), Denver, CO, incident, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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