Pilot dies after collapsing in toilet; Emergency touchdown of the plane

Miami: Captain Evan Andover, 56, the pilot of the airplane carrying 271 passengers from Miami, died after collapsing within the toilet throughout the flight, prompting the co-pilot to make an emergency touchdown.

In line with the worldwide information company, the pilot of the Latam Airways flight began feeling unwell 3 hours after take off. The co-pilot in control of the plane went to the washroom and fell unconscious there.

The unconscious pilot was given first help within the airplane however he didn’t regain consciousness, after which the co-pilot made an emergency touchdown of the airplane on the Tucumen Worldwide Airport in Panama.

A crew of docs declared the pilot useless on the airport. The 56-year-old pilot, Captain Ivan Andover, had 25 years of flying expertise.

After the mandatory procedures, the airplane left Panama Airport for Chile.