Pilot Incapacitation - Air Canada Flight ACA692 YYZ-YYT Toronto, ON to St.John's, NL - First Officer became incapacitated on Jun.7, 2023; deadheading Captain assumed duties of first officer!
Incident: Canada BCS3 enroute on Jun 7th 2023, first officer incapacitated (click here)
By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Jun 15th 2023
An Air Canada Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration C-GJXY performing flight AC-692 from Toronto, ON to St. John's,NL (Canada) with 125 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute when the first officer became incapacitated. A deadheading captain assumed the duties of the first officer, the aircraft continued to St. John's for a safe landing about 90 minutes later.
The Canadian TSB reported: "During the flight, the First Officer became incapacitated. A deadheading Captain assumed the crew members duties and the aircraft landed without further incident. Emergency Medical Services met the aircraft at the gate upon arrival."
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA692/history/20230607/2100Z/CYYZ/CYYT
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