- Date
- November 5, 1986, 14:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N344WCGates Learjet 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13620
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Miscellaneous/other
Relinquishing of control - inadvertentFactor
Incapacitation(loss of consciousness)Cause
Remedial action - performedCause
Analysis
The PIC lost consciousness during cruise near Charleston WV while on a revenue flt. The co-plt assumed command and landed at Charleston WV without further incident. The PIC was hospitalized and the flt continued on to detroit mi after a replacement PIC was brought in from detroit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N344WC
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-23-092
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-4, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Jetstream Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Destination
- DET · Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day