Pilot Incapacitations and Deaths in Aug-Sep 2023 Sep. 24, 2023 – Austrian Airlines Flight OS-188 (STR-VIE) Stuttgart to Vienna – The captain became incapacitated, and the first officer took control of the aircraft. Sep. 23, 2023 – Alaska Airlines Pilot – 37-year-old Captain Eric McRae died suddenly in his hotel room during a layover, was … Continue reading Sudden Death and Incapacitations Among Pilots