<< >> NASA ASRS Report 276234, July 1994

Passenger behavior illness incapacitation mandates a diversion to alternate. Passenger deceased upon arrival.

Attributes
ACN	276234
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rst
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	276234
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	276229
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

During climb out from msp we were notified by the lead flight attendant of an elderly female passenger in medical distress. A doctor was located on board and we were advised to divert to nearest airport. The captain coordinated the diversion with dispatch and the local station while I declared an emergency with ATC and began the diversion to rst. ATC was extremely helpful and we landed at rst as quickly as possible. The landing was overweight but very smooth and we called for the proper inspections. The passenger was declared dead by paramedics and the doctor on board. After completing the necessary inspections and paperwork we continued the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX BEHAVIOR ILLNESS INCAPACITATION MANDATES A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE. PAX DECEASED UPON ARR.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM MSP WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT OF AN ELDERLY FEMALE PAX IN MEDICAL DISTRESS. A DOCTOR WAS LOCATED ON BOARD AND WE WERE ADVISED TO DIVERT TO NEAREST ARPT. THE CAPT COORDINATED THE DIVERSION WITH DISPATCH AND THE LCL STATION WHILE I DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND BEGAN THE DIVERSION TO RST. ATC WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND WE LANDED AT RST AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE LNDG WAS OVERWT BUT VERY SMOOTH AND WE CALLED FOR THE PROPER INSPECTIONS. THE PAX WAS DECLARED DEAD BY PARAMEDICS AND THE DOCTOR ON BOARD. AFTER COMPLETING THE NECESSARY INSPECTIONS AND PAPERWORK WE CONTINUED THE FLT.

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.