Air Canada A319 near Vancouver on Apr 12th 2012, captain temporarily incapacitated
Last Update: April 26, 2012 / 21:09:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2012
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-169
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GAQZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The Canadian TSB reported the captain became temporarily incapacitated due to illness and transferred control to the first officer. After landing the captain's condition improved and he was able to taxi the aircraft to the gate.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2012
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-169
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GAQZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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