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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301T · Winter Haven, FL · August 5, 2000

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Date
August 5, 2000 · 16:10 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4299X
Reported as
Piper PA32301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N4299XRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301TS/N 32-8324012 · Built 1983Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot suffered a heart attack while at the controls during a flight from ft pierce, Florida to Winter Haven, FL. The pilot was completely incapacitated and may have died immediately. With the assistance of ATC and the pilots of a nearby aircraft, the aircraft made a safe landing at Winter Haven and suffered slight damage to the nose wheel pant. The NTSB is not investigating. No NTSB report to be issued.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK WHILE AT THE CONTROLS DURING A FLIGHT FROM FT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO WINTER HAVEN, FL. THE PILOT WAS COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED AND MAY HAVE DIED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ATC AND THE PILOTS OF A NEARBY AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SAFE LANDING AT WINTER HAVEN AND SUFFERED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANT. THE NTSB IS NOT INVESTIGATING. NO NTSB REPORT TO BE ISSUED.