- Date
- February 18, 1987, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N328WTBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870218040769A
- Case key
- 17136
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Sequence of events
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Miscellaneous/other
Incapacitation(cardiovascular)Cause
Analysis
The PIC became unconscious while at the controls during cruise. The co-owner of the acft, a rated pilot who was in the right front seat, took control and diverted to a nearby apt. The PIC was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced doa. An autopsy was not performed but the attending physician said the cause of death was a heart attack.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N328WT
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-458
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Charter
- Registered owner
- Jmr Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 21, 1986 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- STL · St Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- 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
- 35,000 total · 450 in this make and model · 34,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.