2 fatal · Piper PA-28 · 1998-12-25 · THERMAL, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA068
Event ID
20001211X11590
Type
Accident
Date
1998-12-25
Location
THERMAL, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.570354, -117.140983
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28
Registration
N7776W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The occurrence of an in-flight incapacitating heart rhythm to the pilot. A factor was the pilot's ingestion of over-the-counter medications that made him more susceptible to an abnormal heart rhythm.