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Beechcraft M35 N9829R

5 April 1990 · Romeo, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 April 1990 at about 18:15 local time, a Beechcraft M35 registered N9829R, operated by John E. Singer, was involved in an accident near Romeo, Michigan, 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 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Romeo, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Romeo (D98)
Coordinates
42.8498, -83.0391
Aircraft
Beechcraft M35
Registration
N9829R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John E. Singer
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cincinnati → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90FA108

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION (HEART ATTACK).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON A BASE LEG FOR RWY 33, AND THAT HE SAW A TWIN CESSNA HOLDING ON RWY 36. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED 1/4 MI FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 33. PILOT'S AUTOPSY REVEALED THAT HE SUFFERED FROM FAR ADVANCED CALCIFIC ATHEROMATOSIS OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES, AND HAD A RECENT OCCLUSIVE THROMBOSIS OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY. HE HAD A HISTORY OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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