What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot became incapcitated in cruise flight approximately 25 minutes prior to landing, altitude and exact location unkown. Possible heart attack. No known medical issues. Current third class medical dated October 17, 2011. According to aircraft owner of record, privacy data omitted the pilot had a stroke about ten years ago, information independently confirmed by personel from the san diego flght standards district office. No record of a stroke could be found in mr. Douglas william johnston's FAA medical record, in violation of 14 CFR 67.403(a)(1). This information and the presence of prescription medication in the aircraft for heart related issues calls into question whether or not Mr. Johnston reported other health issues on his application for a FAA medical certificate that may have been related to his incapacitation. The passenger, who was not a rated pilot and stated that he had never flown before, landed the aircraft. Autopsy pending. See attached inspector statements.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT BECAME INCAPCITATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, ALTITUDE AND EXACT LOCATION UNKOWN. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK. NO KNOWN MEDICAL ISSUES. CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL DATED OCTOBER 17, 2011. ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT OWNER OF RECORD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT HAD A STROKE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, INFORMATION INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED BY PERSONEL FROM THE SAN DIEGO FLGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. NO RECORD OF A STROKE COULD BE FOUND IN MR. DOUGLAS WILLIAM JOHNSTON'S FAA MEDICAL RECORD, IN VIOLATION OF 14 CFR 67.403(A)(1). THIS INFORMATION AND THE PRESENCE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR HEART RELATED ISSUES CALLS INTO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT MR. JOHNSTON REPORTED OTHER HEALTH ISSUES ON HIS APPLICATION FOR A FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO HIS INCAPACITATION.THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS NOT A RATED PILOT AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. AUTOPSY PENDING. SEE ATTACHED INSPECTOR STATEMENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.