ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39788
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1988 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne |
| Owner/operator: | Clemson Corporation |
| Registration: | N811CM |
| MSN: | 31T-8004046 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1280 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morgantown Airport, Morgantown, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Morgantown Airport, WV (MGW/KMGW) |
| Morgantown Airport, WV (MGW/KMGW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE 64 YEAR OLD PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A SAFETY PILOT ABOARD. THE SAFETY PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE 3RD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROLL-OUT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 KNOTS WHEN THE PILOT SLUMPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SHOULDER HARNESS. THE SAFETY PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STOPPED IT. THE SAFETY PILOT RADIOED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP.
THE PILOT DIED LATER AT A HOSPITAL. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM REVEALED THE PILOT HAD DIED FROM 'VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION, SECONDARY TO SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.'
CAUSE: THE PILOT DIED FROM CORONARY DISEASE WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: BFO88IA057 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X25877&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=811CM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Sep-2017 14:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2023 07:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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