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SEA91FA121

1991-06-02 · NACHES, Washington, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE IN FLIGHT PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Factual narrative

THE ACRFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED NOSE DOWN DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAKE, DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED AND IMPACTED WATER. THE POST ACCIDENT MEDICAL EXAM OF THE PILOT REVEALED THE PILOT DIED AS A RESULT OF A STROKE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91FA121.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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