Beechcraft A36 N1803X

Summary

On 1 January 2014 at about 15:45 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1803X, operated by Robert Chiarello, was involved in an accident near Fryeburg, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 January 2014 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fryeburg, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Eastern Slopes Rgnl (IZG)

Coordinates

43.9881, -70.9419

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1803X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Operator

Robert Chiarello

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fryeburg → Linden

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14LA084

1 person died.

The pilot’s incapacitation due to a cardiac event during taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot's son reported that he saw his father's airplane initiate a slow taxi for departure, drift right off the taxiway, and then come to rest next to a snow bank. The pilot's son found the pilot slumped over the control yoke, and he was subsequently transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The pilot reported no significant medical history on his medical certificate application, and no health issues were identified during his most recent physical examination. However, the pilot's wife reported that the pilot had a history of heart disease. An autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis, an enlarged heart, and evidence of hypertensive heart disease, and the autopsy report stated that the cause of death was "severe coronary artery atherosclerosis."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.