| Date: | Monday 18 February 1985 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: | Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Gull Air |
| Registration: | N6789X |
| MSN: | 402CO440 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1845 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | W.palm Beach, FL -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Freeport, OF (MYGF) |
| Destination airport: | West Palm Bch, FL (PBI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING PASSENGERS NOTICED PILOT HAD SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE PILOT WAS REVIVED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT SUBMITTED HIMSELF FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT NO MEDICAL REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS COULD BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT DID STATE HE HAD BEEN SUFFERING FLU SYPTOMS.
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Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | MIA85IA099 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85IA099
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 30-Mar-2024 15:21 |
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