# Incident 20111101029419I: Nusbaum Steve VAQUERO, Hebron, IL, November 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hebron, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4217° N, 88.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4217&lon=-88.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30CY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30CY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nusbaum Steve VAQUERO (registry code 056115H, https://openairdocs.org/model/nusbaum-steve-vaquero) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NUSBAUM STEVE VAQUERO
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111101029419I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N30CY UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A HEART ATTACK.  HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE PLANE SETTING UP FOR LANDING, AND FOLLOWED THE PLANE TO THE FIELD.  UPON ARRIVING HIS FATHER WAS UNRESPONSIVE.  HE CALLED 911 AND STARTED CPR.  PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CENTEGRA NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER, MCHENRY, ILLINOIS.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011 AT THE HOSPITAL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LAST MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON MAY 11, 2001.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA050), Nov 1, 2011: Nusbaum Vaquero (N30CY), Hebron, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s operation of the airplane with known medical conditions and his subsequent heart attack during the flight.

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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