- Date
- December 21, 1986, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 116 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N75IPABoeing 747-121
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31788
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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
Unsafe/hazardous condition warning - inattentiveCause
Physical impairment(hypoglycemia/diet)Cause
Analysis
During taxi for takeoff the captain of the air carrier became partially incapacitated. The first officer took over and the flight taxied back to the gate. The captain was evacuated to a local hospital where he was treated with glucose for hypoglycemia and released. The captain stated that he had exercised vigorously earlier in the day and did not eat an adequate meal prior to the flight. The flt time for plt was not obtained.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75IPA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-121
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19655
- Engine
- P&W JT-9, 46,150 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Pan American World Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- JFK · New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami Intl
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA