ANZ B773 over Pacific on Jun 15th 2012, pilot incapacitated
Last Update: June 17, 2012 / 14:46:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-1
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The flight was postponed to the following day and is estimated to reach Auckland with a delay of 22:15 hours.
The airline confirmed one flight crew member became sick, there were three pilots on board of the aircraft permitting two flight crew to return the aircraft to Los Angeles.
Passengers reported the captain was said to have suffered symptoms of a heart attack.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-1
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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