Germanwings A319 near Vienna on Jun 4th 2016, pilot incapacitated

Last Update: November 16, 2016 / 15:56:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4U-7865

Departure
Naples, Italy

Destination
Hamburg, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWY performing flight 4U-7865 from Naples (Italy) to Hamburg (Germany), was enroute at FL380 about 30nm eastnortheast of Graz (Austria) when one of the pilots became incapacitated prompting the other pilot to divert the aircraft to Vienna (Austria) for a safe landing on runway 34 about 25 minutes later.

Germany's BFU reported the pilot became incapacitated due to health issues. The occurrence was rated a serious incident without injuries and is being investigated by the BFU.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4U-7865

Departure
Naples, Italy

Destination
Hamburg, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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