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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC9 · Syracuse, NY · May 19, 1994

Date: May 19, 1994 · 16:18 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Doug DC9
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total6 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.

Narrative: on may 19, 1994, at 1618 EDT, the captain of U.S. Air flight 761 lost consciousness (passed out) during a visual approach to land at Syracuse, new york. First officer paris michaels continued the approach and landed without incident. The captain, luis kasakowski, was admitted to community general hospital and remained in the intensive care unit for several weeks. He aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at boston, Massachusetts. This incient is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 19, 1994, AT 1618 EDT, THE CAPTAIN OF U.S. AIR FLIGHT 761 LOST CONSCIOUSNESS (PASSED OUT) DURING A VISUAL APPROACH TO LAND AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. FIRST OFFICER PARIS MICHAELS CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN, LUIS KASAKOWSKI, WAS ADMITTED TO COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL AND REMAINED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCIENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.