David Milford Hume (21 October 1917, Muskegon, Michigan, United States - 19 May 1973), was an American medical doctor and pioneer in kidney disease research and treatment.
On the evening of May 19, 1973, Hume flew alone from the Van Nuys Airport in California as pilot at the controls of his personal Aero Commander 560-F twin-engine aircraft[4] into marginal weather conditions.
A low cloud ceiling and fog caused what was deemed to be spatial disorientation of the pilot.
Four minutes into the flight, Hume lost control of the aircraft a few miles north of the airport ending in an instantly fatal crash in the Granada Hills district.
In 2002, the Hume-Lee Transplant Center continued as an important and historically significant part of MCV (now known as VCU Health System).