Air Berlin B737 at Stuttgart on Nov 7th 2013, captain incapacitated during approach
Last Update: February 19, 2014 / 18:05:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-6661
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AHXJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Germany's BFU reported in their November Bulletin released in February 2014, that during approach to Stuttgart, at about 19:00L (18:00Z), the captain complained about health related problems and was impaired in his actions. The first officer therefore also assumed the role of pilot monitoring and completed a safe landing. The BFU is investigating the occurrence rated a serious incident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-6661
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AHXJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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