LATAM B789 near Panama City on Aug 14th 2023, captain incapacitated
Last Update: August 17, 2023 / 08:42:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil
Flight number
LA-505
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BGI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The aircraft is still on the ground in Panama City about 12 hours after landing.
Passengers reported they were dropped off in Panama City with no LATAM staff around and left without information, apparently the captain had died.
The Aviation Herald learned that one of the captains on board had become incapacitated in flight and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The airline reported there were one captain and two first officers on board of the aircraft. The captain went to the toilet and never returned to the cockpit, cabin crew tried to resuscitate the captain until landing in Panama City.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil
Flight number
LA-505
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BGI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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