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FTW84IA389

1984-09-07 · WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

APRX 1-1/2 HRS AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE CAPT TOOK SINUS MEDICATION. APRX 30 MINUTES LATER, HE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE, TOOK TYLENOL & ALKA SELTZER & WENT TO THE CABIN TO LIE DOWN. THE CAPT WAS INCAPACITATED FOR THE REST OF THE FLT. THE COPLT & A PLT RATED PAX CONTINUED THE FLT TO NEWARK, NJ, WHERE AN AMBULANCE STOOD BY TO TRANSPORT THE CAPT TO A HOSPITAL. THE ILLNESS WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84IA389.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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