Cham Wings A320 at Moscow on Sep 12th 2018, captain incapacitated

Last Update: September 14, 2018 / 20:31:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Cham Wings Airlines

Flight number
6Q-421

Departure
Damascus, Syria

Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
YK-BAA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Cham Wings Airbus A320-200, registration YK-BAA performing flight 6Q-421 from Damascus (Syria) to Moscow Vnukovo (Russia), was descending towards Moscow when the first officer declared emergency reporting the captain had become incapacitated. The first officer continued for a safe landing on Vnukovo's runway 01. Medical services resuscitated the captain and transported him to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a cardiac infarction.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Cham Wings Airlines

Flight number
6Q-421

Departure
Damascus, Syria

Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
YK-BAA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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