19990415026489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Springfield, IL · April 15, 1999

Date: April 15, 1999 · 14:26 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: S2YA
Aircraft: N91SK
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total2,000 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N91SKRegistration cancelled May 30, 2008 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-91 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Approx. 30 miles south of northbrook, IL while enroute from milwaukee, Wisconsin, to st. louis, Missouri, the first officer of skyways flight 1000 informed his captain that he was not feeling well. The first officer, who was the flying pilot, relinquished his duties to the captain and donned his oxygen mask. Approx. 30 minutes further into the flight f/o informed the captain his condition appeared to be worsening. The captain then contact air traffic control, declared an emergency and diverted the flight to Springfield, IL. The aircraft landed uneventfully at Springfield and the f/o was transported by ambulance to memorial medical center in Springfield. The airman was treated by medical personnel from memorial medical center and released. The exact cause of the airman's ailment could not be established. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROX. 30 MILES SOUTH OF NORTHBROOK, IL WHILE ENROUTE FROM MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, THE FIRST OFFICER OF SKYWAYS FLIGHT 1000 INFORMED HIS CAPTAIN THAT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. THE FIRST OFFICER, WHO WAS THE FLYING PILOT, RELINQUISHED HIS DUTIES TO THE CAPTAIN AND DONNED HIS OXYGEN MASK. APPROX. 30 MINUTES FURTHER INTO THE FLIGHT F/O INFORMED THE CAPTAIN HIS CONDITION APPEARED TO BE WORSENING. THE CAPTAIN THEN CONTACT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, IL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT SPRINGFIELD AND THE F/O WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD. THE AIRMAN WAS TREATED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE AIRMAN'S AILMENT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.