29.9546° N, 90.0751° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 20, 1978 · 15:55 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8087
Reported as
Doug DC8/
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Blew 8 main tires on landing. Previous deparature required snow removal from around aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
BLEW 8 MAIN TIRES ON LANDING. PREVIOUS DEPARATURE REQUIRED SNOW REMOVAL FROM AROUND AIRCRAFT.