Pilot Incapacitation
10/25/1948	Georgian SSR, USSR	Aerflot	Crew drank alcohol before the flight.
10/06/1955	Centennial, Wyoming	United AL	Incapacitation of crew by carbon monoxide emanating from a faulty cabin heater.
10/30/1959	Waynesborough, Virginia	Piedmont AL	Mental breakdown of captain during flight.
01/03/1961	Koivulahti, Finland	Finnair	Both pilots tested positive for alcohol.
12/14/1962	Burbank, California	Flying Tiger Line	Incapacitation of the captain with a heart attack at a critical point in the approach.
04/22/1966	Ardmore, Oklahoma	American Flyers AL	Incapacitation of the captain with a heart attack during final stages of approach.
12/24/1966	Cascubel River, Colombia	AVIANCA	Consuming alcohol shortly before the flight.
03/13/1967	East London, South Africa	South African AW	The captain suffered a heart attack and first officer could not regain control of aircraft.
01/14/1970	Mt. Pumacona, Peru	Faucett	The mental state of the pilot adversely affected his judgment and efficiency.
06/18/1972	Staines, Surrey, England	British European AW	Incapacitation of the captain due to a possible arterial hemorrhage.
10/13/1972	Krasnaya, Polyana, USSR	Aeroflot	Sudden incapacitation of the crew for reasons unknown.
02/09/1982	Tokyo, Japan	Japan AL	The captain, known to have mental problems, put the inboard engines into reverse.
08/28/1986	Texarkana, Arkansas	Southwest Airlift	Alcohol impairment of the pilot and co-pilot.
04/19/1991	Nuka Hiva, French Polynesia	Air Tahiti	The crew's performance may have been impacted by alcohol consumption.
03/31/1995	Balotesti, Romania	Trans. Aeriene Rom.	The captain was incapacitated shortly after taking off.
09/04/2000	Near Burketown, Australia	Central Air	Incapacitation of the captain due to depressurized cabin and lack of oxygen.
08/14/2005	Grammatikos, Greece	Helios Airways	Pressurization failure incapacitated the entire crew.

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