- Date
- May 4, 1992, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 61 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N530UABoeing 757-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920504020559I
- Case key
- 18170
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Probable cause
The captain suffered a fatal heart attack.
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.
Analysis
The captain had positioned the airplane at the taxiway hold line, set the brakes, and was waiting takeoff clearance when the first officer noticed he was slumped over and making a 'gurgling noise.' A physician on board, assisted by a flight attendant, administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The captain was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N530UA
- Reported as
- Boeing 757-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25043
- Engine
- P&W 2037M, 38,200 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 16,749 total · 679 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.