Dick Johnson

[Clint]

Its almost a year since Dick Johnson's crash. Has the accident
investigation been concluded and are there any reasons given for the
crash?

Clinton Birch

LAK 12

[Frank Whiteley]

On Jun 5, 6:33*am, Clint > wrote:
> Its almost a year since Dick Johnson's crash. Has the accident
> investigation been concluded and are there any reasons given for the
> crash?
>
> Clinton Birch
>
> LAK 12

www.ntsb.gov

Go to Aviation
Accident/Incident Database
Filter on appropriate date range, Texas, glider to find the reports.

Frank Whiteley

[[email protected]]

On Jun 5, 5:33*am, Clint > wrote:
> Its almost a year since Dick Johnson's crash. Has the accident
> investigation been concluded and are there any reasons given for the
> crash?
>
> Clinton Birch
>
> LAK 12

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause
(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an
incapacitating cardiac event. Contributing to the accident was the
pilot's poor decision to fly with known serious medical issues.

[[email protected]]

From what I understand, I had a similar situation to Dick's and wrote
about it in my newsletter.

Before having cataract surgery, I had an EKG at my doctor's office and
failed it. He sent me for a stress test ( treadmill) which I also
failed. They scheduled me for a cathiterization and a possible
insertion of a stent or bypass surgery a week or so after the stress
test.

Chest pains a couple days later caused an quick run to the emergency
room, and the camera-up-the-artery test, which showed I had no
problem. The issue was caused by some medication I was taking.

The lesson, is if they do the tests and perhaps something is wrong,
don't let them put you off for a week. Do the necessary tests and
procedures right away.

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Tom Knauff

[danlj]

On Jun 5, 7:33*am, Clint > wrote:
> Its almost a year since Dick Johnson's crash. Has the accident
> investigation been concluded and are there any reasons given for the
> crash?
>
> Clinton Birch
>
> LAK 12

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20080729X01126&ntsbno=DEN08LA127&akey=1