- Date
- December 1, 1982, 21:27 local (Dec 2, 1982, 04:27 UTC)
- Place
- Boise, ID
- Injuries
- 22 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N785NCMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821201065749I
- Case key
- 69998
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Analysis
Shortly after climbout from denver the first officer noticed the captain twitch and asked if he was okay. The captain answered affirmatively but donned his oxygen mask at the co-pilot's suggestion. About 20 minutes later the captain stiffened with his left foot pressing the left rudder pedal as the aircraft descended through 10000 ft approaching Boise. A stewardess and passenger removed the captain from his seat and laid him on the floor. The co-pilot declared an emergency and continued the approach, landing without further incident. An ambulance met the flight and took the captain to the hospital. Ekg and blood chemistry tests showed results compatible with myocardial infarction.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N785NC
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 48110
- Airframe hours
- 7,077
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-17, 16,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Republic Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hartford Nat'L. Bank & Trust C
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOI · Gowen Field, runway 28, 9,763 × 190 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,600 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.