North American NAVION N91577
4 October 1991 · Ola, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 October 1991 at about 19:05 local time, a North American NAVION registered N91577, operated by Bryce V. Rogers, was involved in an accident near Ola, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ola, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2707, -116.3105
- Aircraft
- North American NAVION
- Registration
- N91577
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bryce V. Rogers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Emmett → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92FA001
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
AN INCAPACITATING HEART ATTACK WHILE IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THERE WERE NO NOTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. THE PILOT'S AUTOPSY RESULTS INDICATED THT MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THE CORONARY VESSELS SHOWED SEVERE CORNOARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS INVOLVING BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORNOARY VESSELS. THE PILOT WAS ALSO TAKING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR LIPID REGULATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American NAVION accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1991 | North American NAVION D | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | Rempert, Roger L. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1991 | North American NAVION A | Chehalis, Washington, United States | Milligan, Lewis D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1991 | North American NAVION | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Swartz, Grant L. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1991 | North American NAVION | Denison, Texas, United States | Dean S. Emerson | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1992 | North American NAVION | Sabina, Ohio, United States | Carol K Hanshell | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1992 | North American NAVION | Spokane, Washington, United States | West, Alvin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172H | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Charles S. Parnell | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1991 | Luscombe 8A | Clark Fork, Idaho, United States | Paul F. Clock | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1991 | Grumman G-164A | Lapwai, Idaho, United States | Schumacher Agri-Flite, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1991 | Cessna C-182A | Buhl, Idaho, United States | Ivan A. Schroeder | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1991 | Cessna 180G | Challis, Idaho, United States | Maxl Willis | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1991 | Let L-13 | Driggs, Idaho, United States | James Ball & Eric Soyland | No injuries | - |