ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142431
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| Date: | Friday 10 February 2012 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Pro Flite Aviation |
| Registration: | N5427J |
| MSN: | 17273790 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8346 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Picosa Ranch, Floresville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio, TX (SSF) |
| San Antonio, TX (SSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a local flight, the pilot contacted an air traffic controller and stated he was returning to his departure airfield. Subsequently, the airplane disappeared from radar, and there was no reported distress call from the pilot or witnesses to the accident. The wreckage was found in an open field. At the time of the accident, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Impact markings were consistent with the airplane having been in about a 90-degree nose-low attitude when it impacted terrain. An examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. An autopsy performed on the pilot noted evidence of an enlarged heart and extensive coronary artery disease. Given this information and the pilot’s history of a left anterior hemiblock, it is likely that the pilot became incapacitated due to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction.
Probable Cause: The medical incapacitation of the pilot due to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2012 17:11 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Feb-2012 17:19 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2012 20:48 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 13-Feb-2012 09:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2012 09:45 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Feb-2012 13:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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