# Incident 20151105018969I: Grumman G-1159, Latrobe, PA, November 5, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2731° N, 79.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARNOLD PALMER RGNL (LBE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2731&lon=-79.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30PR-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-1159 (registry code 3953505, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY-506-14 (registry code 54519, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-506-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-1159
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC SPEY 506-14
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151105018969I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N30PR, A GRUMMAN G-1159  LANDED AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLBE) AFTER A 2.75 HOUR FLIGHT FROM ELLINGTON AIRPORT (KEFD) LOCATED IN HOUSTON TEXAS.  THE FIRST OFFICER CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE CAPTAIN HAD SUDDENLY BECOME INCAPACITATED.  THE FIRST OFFICER STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND THE CAPTAIN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

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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