Tibet A319 enroute on Dec 21st 2020, training captain incapacitated in flight dies after landing
Last Update: December 23, 2020 / 18:20:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tibet Airlines
Flight number
TV-9820
Departure
Nanjing, China
Destination
Chengdu, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6480
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airline confirmed (after initially stating to Chinese Media they didn't know of such an occurrence and were checking) the captain of the flight felt unwell during the flight. The flight had been crewed with two captains, the second captain took over and landed safely in Chengdu. The first captain was taken to a hospital, the rescue however failed and the highly regarded captain died unfortunately.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Chengdu for about 9 hours, then resumed service.
Sources within the airline reported the training captain (39) had been one of the best pilots in the airline.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tibet Airlines
Flight number
TV-9820
Departure
Nanjing, China
Destination
Chengdu, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6480
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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