American Airlines pilot suffers heart attack during take-off, dies suddenly

Envoy Air flight 3556 returned to Chicago O'Hare International Airport shortly after takeoff on Saturday night, November 19th, 2022, after the pilot was incapacitated.Show more

The pilot, Patrick Ford, was a captain in training and later died. The copilot, Brandon Hendrickson, a line check airman, flew the plane back and landed it safely.

Envoy Air is a regional carrier owned by American Airlines.

A user on YouTube comments:

"I was on this flight, it was terrifying. I thought we were going to crash after we started descending once we took off, no announcement til we touched down and the captain was pulled from the cockpit. There was a flight attendant and doctor doing chest compressions and using an AED. The pilot, who was 54 did not make it. They got us a new plane and we made it to Columbus at around 2 am."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-hJtF9qPyY&lc=UgxCtwDua3FASgcI8tZ4AaABAg

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating and a spokeswoman said that such incidents are rare. Perhaps the spokeswoman should say that such incidents WERE rare.

Another excellent video with air traffic communication, visualization and explanation can be seen here:

Pilot Dies During Takeoff, "The Captain is Out" [ATC audio] | AirTrafficVisualised
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1meBZzdbh4

REFERENCES ON PATRICK FORD'S DEATH

Envoy Air says a pilot who was reported incapacitated during flight has died | CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/envoy-air-says-pilot-who-was-reported-incapacitated-during-flight-has-died.html

Copilot turns plane around after pilot suffers medical emergency on plane from O'Hare
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ohare-pilot-medical-emergency/

Envoy Air Pilot Who Was Incapacitated Midflight Passed Away | Simple Flying
https://simpleflying.com/envoy-air-pilot-incapacitated-midflight-passed-away/

https://twitter.com/faithisthevicty/status/1595125929994784768
👆 Contains image of message Capt. Ric Wilson, vice president of Envoy’s flight operations, sent to staff

SEE ALSO

Senior Army flight surgeon warns pilots could die in mid-flight from vaccine side effects
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/28/senior-army-flight-surgeon-warns-pilots-could-die-/
👆 Article dated 28 Sep 2021. Lt. Col. Theresa Long warned of aircraft vaxxidents more than a year ago.

Outcomes of Medical Emergencies on Commercial Airline Flights | New England Journal of Medicine (2013)
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1212052

MORE RECENT HEART ATTACKS AND SUDDEN DEATHS OF PILOTS

Fatal Crew Member Heart Attack Prompts Gulf Air Diversion To Iraq
https://simpleflying.com/gulf-air-heart-attack-iraq-diversion/
👆 "On Tuesday, November 22nd, a Gulf Air Airbus A321 made an emergency diversion in flight after a crew member suffered a heart attack. The flight was scheduled to fly from Bahrain International Airport (BAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). After the crew member suffered a heart attack, the flight made an emergency diversion to Iraq's Erbil International Airport (EBL). Upon landing at EBL, the crew member was rushed to the local hospital. Unfortunately, the crew member was declared dead by Erbil's medical services shortly afterward."

Report: Citilink Indonesia pilot (48) dies suddenly 15 minutes after takeoff (Jul. 2022)
https://rumble.com/v1ubf30

Passenger lands small plane after pilot suddenly incapacitated due to heart attack (May 2022)
https://rumble.com/v1syg9m

Robert Snow - Airline Pilot who had a heart attack on the flight deck speaks out about jab coercion (Apr. 2022)
https://rumble.com/v11oakh

Pilot Greg Pearson speaks up about his and other pilots' vaccine injuries, dangers to public (Dec 2021)
https://rumble.com/vrnfpc

SOURCES

CBS fragment:
https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1595207364436713476

Air Traffic Communication:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-hJtF9qPyY