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LAX88IA311

1988-08-23 · SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CAPTAIN COMPLAINED OF POSSIBLE INDIGESTION. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE CAPTAIN COMPLAINED OF TINGLING IN HIS FINGERS AND NUMBNESS IN HIS SHOULDER. ANOTHER CAPTAIN WAS ON BOARD AND WAS ASKED TO SIT IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED AND WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CAPTAIN UNDERWENT CORONARY BY-PASS SURGERY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88IA311.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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