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.
After landing on runway 32 at ind, the DC-8 was taxiing on the runway to make a left turn onto taxiway a. the first officer noticed the captain had slumped over in his seat and did not respond to his name being called by both the first officer and the flight engineer. The first officer was unable to steer the aircraft from his seat position and the aircraft rolled off the departure end of runway 32 as the first officer was attempting to bring it to a stop. The aircraft came to rest in the soft ground approx. 20 to 30 feet beyond the pavement. The first officer contacted ground control and requested that an ambulance be brought out to assist the captain. The captain was taken to a local hospital and later expired.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT IND, THE DC-8 WAS TAXIING ON THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A. THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED THE CAPTAIN HAD SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT AND DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS NAME BEING CALLED BY BOTH THE FIRST OFFICER AND THE FLIGHT ENGINEER. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS SEAT POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32 AS THE FIRST OFFICER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRING IT TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE SOFT GROUND APPROX. 20 TO 30 FEET BEYOND THE PAVEMENT. THE FIRST OFFICER CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL AND REQUESTED THAT AN AMBULANCE BE BROUGHT OUT TO ASSIST THE CAPTAIN. THE CAPTAIN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND LATER EXPIRED.
Other reports on N921R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.