- Date
- August 1, 1992, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Honesdale, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N56692Piper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920801028649A
- Case key
- 37067
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Probable cause
A loss of control in flight due to pilot incapacitation as a result of a 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 airplane was observed to enter the traffic pattern on an upwind leg, then turn left on the crosswind leg. However, it remained in the turn which increased in bank, and it started to descend. No change in power was heard as the airplane continued to turn and descend. It struck the ground in a left wing low attitude after completing over 180 deg of turn. The pilot was being treated for high blood pressure. In addition, the autopsy revealed extensive coronary artery disease and evidence of previous heart attacks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56692
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7410024
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John E. Cannon
- Registered owner
- Cannon Air International
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- N99 · West Chester, PA
- Airport
- N30 · Cherry Ridge
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 420 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVP, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.