Bryan ZENITH CH-300 N80WB
26 May 1989 · Niceville, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 May 1989 at about 20:39 local time, a Bryan ZENITH CH-300 registered N80WB was involved in an accident near Niceville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Niceville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ruckel (FL17)
- Coordinates
- 30.5295, -86.4798
- Aircraft
- Bryan ZENITH CH-300
- Registration
- N80WB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA89FA158
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOTS INCAPACITATION BY A HEART ATTACK RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDING WITH TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE RESULTING IN HIS INCAPACITATION. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE FROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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