- Date
- June 7, 1988, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morgantown, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N811CMPiper PA-31
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880607025589I
- Case key
- 11383
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Probable cause
The pilot died from coronary disease while practicing landings.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 64 yr old pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 18 with a safety pilot aboard. The safety pilot reportedthat on the 3rd landing, the aircraft was on roll-out at a speed of about 40 KTS when the pilot slumped over. The pilot was restrained by the shoulder harness. The safety pilot took control of the aircraft and stopped it. The safety pilot radioed for medical assistance and taxied the aircraft to the ramp. The pilot died later at a hospital. A pathological exam revealed the pilot had died from 'ventricular fibrillation, secondary to severe atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N811CM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31T-800-4046
- Airframe hours
- 1,280
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-11, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clemson Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- MGW · Morgantown Muni, runway 18, 5,199 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,900 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGW
FAA reports on this event · 1
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