# NTSB NYC85FA260: Douglas DC-9, N968BJ, Boston, MA, July 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1985, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Boston, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 52 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85FA260
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35585/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA260

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, climb - to cruise
  - physical impairment(cardiovascular), pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING OUT OF 10000 FT, SHORTLY AFTER TKF, WHEN THE PIC LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE COPILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BOSTON WHERE A LNDG OCCURED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PIC REVEALED THAT HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N968BJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 963
- Engines: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: US Air
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: BOS, BOSTON, MA
- Destination: YKZ, TORONTO ONT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BOS, Logan International

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18,000 total, 4,380 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BOS

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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