Cessna C-150 | N11519

The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be In-flight medical incapacitation, in that the pilot lost consciousness while in flight in the vicinity of the airport. The female passenger was not a pilot but had some previous experience from previous flights. The passenger landed the airplane on runway 05 at KGVL and the pilot was transported to a local hospital. The pilot had previously held a third class medical but had elected to choose the Basic Med option due to his increasing health problems. The pilot later died in the hospital and the report was then changed from a serious injury to a fatal accident.

Probable Cause issued 9/10/2026 – 23 months after the accident: The pilot’s sudden incapacitation due to an in-flight cardiac arrest, which necessitated a landing by a non-pilot passenger and resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

The DTSB recommends that all pilots of all aircraft self monitor their own age and condition, so as not to put themselves and others at risk due to possible impending medical problems, even though they have been legally cleared by FAA to act as PIC.