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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 2013 |
| Time: | 20:09+ LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-924ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N39461 |
| MSN: | 37201/4230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 167 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 70nm SW of Boise, ID -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |
| Seattle (KSEA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Captain suffered incapacitation in flight. Later succumbed to a heart attack after the first of officer landed safely at
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (KBOI), Boise, Idaho. Flight UA-1603.
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/27/us/boise-airline-pilot-heart-attack/index.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1603/history/20130926/2227Z/KIAH/KSEA
http://avherald.com/h?article=4691784b&opt=0
http://komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-bound-flight-lands-in-Boise-after-pilot-suffers-heart-attack-225453132.html?tab=video&c=y&mobile=y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2013 16:10 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 16:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2013 17:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 28-Sep-2013 05:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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