McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N785NC

Summary

On 2 December 1982 at about 04:27 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 registered N785NC, operated by Republic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Boise, Idaho, United States. 22 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 1982 at 04:27

Classification

Incident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Gowen Field (BOI)

Coordinates

43.5596, -116.2106

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51

Registration

N785NC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Republic Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Rocky Mount

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA83IA027

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER CLIMBOUT FROM DENVER THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED THE CAPTAIN TWITCH AND ASKED IF HE WAS OKAY. THE CAPTAIN ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY BUT DONNED HIS OXYGEN MASK AT THE CO-PILOT'S SUGGESTION. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE CAPTAIN STIFFENED WITH HIS LEFT FOOT PRESSING THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH 10000 FT APPROACHING BOISE. A STEWARDESS AND PASSENGER REMOVED THE CAPTAIN FROM HIS SEAT AND LAID HIM ON THE FLOOR. THE CO-PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN AMBULANCE MET THE FLIGHT AND TOOK THE CAPTAIN TO THE HOSPITAL. EKG AND BLOOD CHEMISTRY TESTS SHOWED RESULTS COMPATIBLE WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.