- Date
- January 23, 1985, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Injuries
- 107 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7343FBoeing 737-291
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16582
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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
IncapacitationCause
Incapacitation(loss of consciousness)Factor
Analysis
Shortly after departure from oakland, capt indicated he did not feel well. During the descent into den, the capt passed out for several minutes. He was revived with oxygen administered by a flt attendant. F/o made landing and capt taxied to the gate. Capt was examined and a reason for unconsciousness could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7343F
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-291
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Frontier Holding Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21,000 total · 5,043 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day