# Incident 20050828029359I: Emb EMB145LR, Pittsburgh, PA, August 28, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2005, 14:10 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810HK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,296 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050828029359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED A MILD HEART ATTACK ON CLIMB OUT OF PITTSBURGH PA (PIT) ENROUTE TO PORTLAND (PWM). THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH PILOTED BY THE FIRST OFFICER WHO LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS INCAPACITATED AND UNRESPONSIVE IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND AFTER THIS EVENT OCCURRED. CAPTAIN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. SUBMISSION OF THIS 8020-23 FORM CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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