# NTSB NYC80IA057: British AC 1-11, N549, Pittsburgh, PA, July 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1980
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 78 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80IA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0008  80/7/14  NR.PITTSBURGH,PA      BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1010                    N549                PX-  0  0 73                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- CAPT BECAME INCAPACITATED FROM CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N549 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800714060749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800714060749I), Jul 14, 1980: Bac 111/, Columbus, OH. Captain suffered a stroke approximately 5 minutes after departure. Flight made unscheduled landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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