Beechcraft A36 N1548Y

Summary

On 8 November 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1548Y was involved in an accident near Datil, New Mexico, 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.

Date

8 November 2005 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Datil, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

34.3683, -107.7186

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1548Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Capitan → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06FA013

1 person died.

the pilot's loss of control during flight as a result of incapacitation due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately 45 minutes into the cross-country flight, the airplane collided with hilly terrain during daytime hours in visual meteorological conditions. Examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller revealed no anomalies that precluded normal operation prior to impact. Postmortem examination of the pilot revealed atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with severe blockage of the coronary arteries, and a clot noted in the left anterior descending artery. The autopsy report stated, "...the presence of significant atherosclerotic narrowing of the left anterior descending artery may have precipitated an abnormal heart rhythm (dysrhythmia) producing an incapacitating event during flight that resulted in the crash."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.