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CHI86FA183

1986-07-28 · PLAINFIELD, Illinois, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1C5

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WITNESSES WHO SPOKE WITH PLT OF N6135L PRIOR TO ACCIDENT STATED THAT HE WAS ACTING OUT OF CHARACTER. HE HAD A LOSS OF APPETITE AND HIS COMPLEXION WAS ASHEN GREY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL WELL BEFORE THE FLT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT TAKEOFF, CLIMB SLIGHTLY, THEN BANK STEEPLY TO THE RIGHT AND CRASH. POST MORTEM EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF 90% OCCLUSION OF LEFT CORONARY ARTERY WHICH RESULTED IN AN ARRYTHMIA OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. THE CARDIAC DISFUNCTION RENDERED THE PLT PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FA183.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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