# Fatal NTSB investigations: Medical event

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR25FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA253.md): Pitts S-1T · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 12, 2025 · N51HC · Substantial damage
  > On August 12, 2025, about 1019 mountain standard time, a Pitts S-1T, N51HC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB WPR25FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA062.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Potrero, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 16, 2024 · N617GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during cruise flight due to incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA25LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA019.md): Cessna 150 · Gainesville, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2024 · N11519 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s sudden incapacitation due to an in-flight cardiac arrest, which necessitated a landing by a non-pilot passenger and resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR25LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA003.md): Raytheon C90A · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2024 · N6077X · No damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation by an in-flight cardiac event that led to cardiac arrest.
- [NTSB CEN24FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA089.md): Cessna 310R · Poolville, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 14, 2024 · N252DL · Destroyed
  > Pilot incapacitation for undetermined reasons which resulted into controlled descent into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA300.md): Piper PA46 · Vineyard Haven, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2023 · N444RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation due to a sudden in-flight cardiac event, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB CEN23FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA019.md): Bell 407 · Morgan City, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 26, 2022 · N34BM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of consciousness due to a cardiovascular event.
- [NTSB CEN22FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA224.md): Schweizer SGS135 · Midlothian, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 5, 2022 · N2817H · No damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation by an aortic dissection (natural disease).
- [NTSB CEN22FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA217.md): Cessna 162 · Memphis, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 31, 2022 · N162KG · Substantial damage
  > Pilot incapacitation due to an acute cardiac event.
- [NTSB ERA22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA220.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Tybee Island, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2022 · N24LA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of airplane control due to pilot incapacitation, which resulted in an overflight of his destination and subsequent descent into water.
- [NTSB CEN22LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA164.md): Mooney M20E · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 31, 2022 · N21BS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s sudden cardiac event, which resulted in incapacitation, uncontrolled taxi after landing, and collision with a stationary parked airplane.
- [NTSB CEN22FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA100.md): Bell 407 · Houma, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 14, 2022 · N167RL · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s sudden loss of consciousness for undetermined reasons during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA042.md): Cessna T310R · Chadron, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 22, 2021 · N310JA · Destroyed
  > The incapacitating effects of a myocardial infarction (heart attack), which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN22FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA021.md): Beech B36TC · Lena, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 27, 2021 · N75RM · Substantial damage
  > Impairment and subsequent incapacitation of the pilot for reasons that could not be determined. The incapacitation resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Likely contributing was pilot hypoxia due to altitude exposure, possibly worsened by…
- [NTSB WPR21LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA082.md): Cessna 560 · Warm Springs, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2021 · N3RB · Destroyed
  > A loss of airplane control due to pilot incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN20LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA374.md): Piper PA28 · Walker, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2020 · N8957W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s impairment from the effects of an undiagnosed brain tumor.
- [NTSB ERA20LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA234.md): Evektor Aerotechnik Sportstar · Ocala, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2020 · N820NG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s impairment or distraction due to an acute stroke, which resulted in an unstabilized approach and subsequent loss of airplane control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA122.md): Cessna 208 · LaCrosse, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2020 · N274PM · Destroyed
  > An infight loss of control as a result of pilot impairment, the cause of which could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA20FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA056.md): Bell 407 · Headland, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 25, 2019 · N663SF · Substantial damage
  > Pilot incapacitation by a sudden cardiac event related to severe coronary artery disease, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.
- [NTSB ERA20FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA022.md): Beech 58 · Ocala, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 31, 2019 · N959CM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an acute medical event and/or his use of impairing medications.
- [NTSB WPR19LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA181.md): Rolladen Schneider LS4 · Moriarty, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2019 · N7LR · Minor damage
  > An in-flight cardiac event which necessitated an emergency landing, and which the pilot succumbed to.
- [NTSB CEN19LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA053.md): Piper PA28 · Salem, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2019 · N75191 · Substantial damage
  > The incapacitating effects of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN18FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA060.md): X-Air XA85 · Oskaloosa, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2017 · N20XA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's low altitude flight into a power line due to his impairment from an acute physiologic event during the flight. Contributing to the pilot's impairment was his use of two sedating medications.
- [NTSB ERA17FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA131.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Minter City, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2017 · N2049D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR11FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA046.md): Cessna 150J · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2010 · N60858 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control while on final approach due to undiagnosed cardiac disease, which caused a medical emergency and subsequent pilot incapacitation.
- [NTSB WPR10GA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10GA231.md): Cessna T206H · Borrego Springs, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 7, 2010 · N663HP · Destroyed
  > The pilot suffered a sudden incapacitating event as a result of his severe cardiovascular disease.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '850')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850/cases?fatal=1

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