What happened
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(-23) On November 30, 2000, approx. 1630 UTC, a Mooney M-20C, N942TB, made an emergency landing at the big Sandy airport, prestonburg, KY. The a/c was operated by a private rated pilot under IFR of 14 CFR 91. Additionally, there were three passengers on board. The flight originated from the lynchburg, VA airport at 1332 UTC with a planned destination of murry, KY. Statements made by the pilot indicated that they (all the occupants) began feeling symptoms of carbon monoxide poisioning. The wife of the pilot stated that her husband subsequently lost consciousness. The wife took control of the a/c and made an emergency radio call to indianapolis air route traffic control center for assistance. The wife of the pilot stated that she was able to revive her husband where they were then able to successfully land the a/c. there was no damage to a/c. inspection of the heater system indicated a defective seat hose and heat shroud. Last annual inspection was conducted October,2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2000, APPROX. 1630 UTC, A MOONEY M-20C, N942TB, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BIG SANDY AIRPORT, PRESTONBURG, KY. THE A/C WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE RATED PILOT UNDER IFR OF 14 CFR 91. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LYNCHBURG, VA AIRPORT AT 1332 UTC WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MURRY, KY. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THEY (ALL THE OCCUPANTS) BEGAN FEELING SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING.THE WIFE OF THE PILOT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE WIFE TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AND MADE AN EMERGENCY RADIO CALL TO INDIANAPOLIS AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE WIFE OF THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REVIVE HER HUSBAND WHERE THEY WERE THEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE A/C. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO A/C. INSPECTION OF THE HEATER SYSTEM INDICATED A DEFECTIVE SEAT HOSE AND HEAT SHROUD. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED OCTOBER,2000.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.