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| Date: | Tuesday 2 July 1985 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | USAir |
| Registration: | N968VJ |
| MSN: | 47429/532 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Boston, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston, MA (KBOS) |
| (KYKZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING OUT OF 10000 FT, SHORTLY AFTER TKF, WHEN THE PIC LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE COPILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BOSTON WHERE A LNDG OCCURED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PIC REVEALED THAT HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85FA260
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 20:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 30-Mar-2024 06:50 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
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