Alaska B737 near Portland on Jan 31st 2013, captain incapacitated
Last Update: February 1, 2013 / 14:35:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-473
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N622AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airline confirmed the captain, 28 years with Alaska Airlines, lost consciousness somewhere over Oregon, was attended by a doctor on board and after regaining consciousness some time later left the cockpit. He was taken to a hospital.
The aircraft, flown by a replacement crew, reached Seattle with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-473
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N622AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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