ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122690
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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 2011 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Cassutt IIIM |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N420FH |
| MSN: | NAC 2009-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of the Erie Municipal Airport - KEIK, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Erie, CO (KEIK) |
| Erie, CO (KEIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial takeoff on the airplane's maiden flight, witnesses observed the airplane climb to about 300 feet above ground level, turn left, descend and impact the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies. An autopsy revealed that that the pilot's left anterior descending artery had up to 70-percent stenosis with 100-percent stenosis in many of the branches. With a lack of control-type injuries to the pilot's extremities, the medical examiner concluded that it was possible that the pilot experienced a sudden cardiac death shortly after takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2011 12:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-May-2011 13:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-May-2011 23:57 | pfp42c | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-May-2011 03:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2011 16:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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