Dankelman Peter G RV-7A N445RV
28 June 2013 · Marion, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 June 2013 at about 02:16 local time, a Dankelman Peter G RV-7A registered N445RV, operated by Dankelman Peter G, was involved in an accident near Marion, Texas, 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 02:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Zuehl (1TE4)
- Coordinates
- 29.5050, -98.0028
- Aircraft
- Dankelman Peter G RV-7A
- Registration
- N445RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Operator
- Dankelman Peter G
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seguin → Marion
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA377
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s sudden incapacitation and natural death as a result of cardiovascular disease.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses reported observing the pilot make two unsuccessful landing attempts in the dark at the unlit airport. The airplane's landing lights were not on. During a third landing attempt, the airplane collided with power lines and trees. The pilot had a history of heart disease and had been given a special issuance third-class airman medical certificate; however, it was not valid at the time of the accident. A toxicology report indicated the use of Losartan, a prescription medication used to treat high blood pressure. Although the autopsy did not identify evidence of a recent heart attack, the autopsy did identify evidence indicating that the pilot was at risk for a sudden cardiac event that could result in incapacitation and concluded that the pilot died as a result of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It is likely that the pilot's sudden incapacitation and death during the flight resulted in the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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