- Date
- October 4, 1991, 13:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Ola, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91577North American Navion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911004044929A
- Case key
- 41557
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Probable cause
An incapacitating heart attack while in flight.
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
During pleasure flight, the airplane collided with the terrain in a level flight attitude. During the investigation there were no noted mechanical failures or malfunctions. The pilot's autopsy results indicated tht multiple sections of the coronary vessels showed severe cornoary atherosclerosis involving both the right and left cornoary vessels. The pilot was also taking prescription medication for lipid regulation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91577
- Reported as
- North American Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV4358
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-CI, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bryce V. Rogers
- Registered owner
- Bryce V. Rogers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 12, 1991
- Departed
- S78 · Emmett, ID
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,346 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.