Passenger died in flight.

Attributes
ACN	212676
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	212676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our flight departed abq en route to ord at PM25Z with mr passenger on board. Mr passenger had been boarded in a wheelchair. At PM50 our #1 flight attendant informed me that mr passenger did not look good and seemed very ill. His wife told the flight attendant that he was on medication and that his appearance was normal. I told her to keep an eye on him. At PM00, I sent my copilot to the back to check on the situation and he returned to tell me that mr passenger had no pulse and did not seem to be breathing. The flight attendant requested a doctor and fortunately, we had 1 on board. At PM10 the flight attendant put the doctor on the interphone and he informed me that mr passenger was dead and was past the point of resuscitation. He said he had spoken with mrs passenger and that she told him her husband was a terminally ill cancer patient and that she wished to continue to ord where her son was to meet them and drive them home to indiana. I contacted our dispatch and they agreed that the best plan was to continue to ord where the proper officials would meet the plane on arrival. The doctor pronounced mr passenger dead at PM10Z.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX DIED IN FLT.

Narrative: OUR FLT DEPARTED ABQ ENRTE TO ORD AT PM25Z WITH MR PAX ON BOARD. MR PAX HAD BEEN BOARDED IN A WHEELCHAIR. AT PM50 OUR #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT MR PAX DID NOT LOOK GOOD AND SEEMED VERY ILL. HIS WIFE TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT HE WAS ON MEDICATION AND THAT HIS APPEARANCE WAS NORMAL. I TOLD HER TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM. AT PM00, I SENT MY COPLT TO THE BACK TO CHK ON THE SITUATION AND HE RETURNED TO TELL ME THAT MR PAX HAD NO PULSE AND DID NOT SEEM TO BE BREATHING. THE FLT ATTENDANT REQUESTED A DOCTOR AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAD 1 ON BOARD. AT PM10 THE FLT ATTENDANT PUT THE DOCTOR ON THE INTERPHONE AND HE INFORMED ME THAT MR PAX WAS DEAD AND WAS PAST THE POINT OF RESUSCITATION. HE SAID HE HAD SPOKEN WITH MRS PAX AND THAT SHE TOLD HIM HER HUSBAND WAS A TERMINALLY ILL CANCER PATIENT AND THAT SHE WISHED TO CONTINUE TO ORD WHERE HER SON WAS TO MEET THEM AND DRIVE THEM HOME TO INDIANA. I CONTACTED OUR DISPATCH AND THEY AGREED THAT THE BEST PLAN WAS TO CONTINUE TO ORD WHERE THE PROPER OFFICIALS WOULD MEET THE PLANE ON ARR. THE DOCTOR PRONOUNCED MR PAX DEAD AT PM10Z.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.