Cessna 162 N162KG

Summary

On 31 May 2022 at about 13:35 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N162KG, operated by Jay Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 2022 at 13:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

General Dewitt Spain (M01)

Coordinates

35.1864, -90.1151

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N162KG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Jay Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Memphis → Memphis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22FA217

1 person died.

Pilot incapacitation due to an acute cardiac event.

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After takeoff, the pilot maneuvered the airplane in the local area for about 30 minutes. He then contacted approach control and informed the controller that he was experiencing chest pains. The airplane became established on a course to return to the departure airport. However, a few minutes later, the flight track abruptly turned away from the airport. The airplane entered a descent and impacted a soybean field. The fuselage, right wing, and vertical stabilizer were damaged during impact. Postaccident airframe and engine examinations did not reveal any preimpact anomalies. The pilot had a history of coronary artery disease, including a previous heart attack, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Records demonstrated that he was intermittently non-compliant with his medication regimen. Considering the evidence about the pilot’s underlying severe coronary artery disease, his non-compliance with his medical regimen, likely continued use of tobacco, and reported chest pain to air traffic control, it is likely the pilot experienced an in-flight acute cardiac event, most likely cardiac ischemia, that caused the accident. The investigation could not determine if effects from his use of the sedating antihistamine diphenhydramine contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.