36.0726° N, 79.7920° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 1978 · 19:54 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N928
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
60
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,708 total2,890 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.
Aircraft left runway on rollout probably due to moisture caused by rain repellent on windshield.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT PROBABLY DUE TO MOISTURE CAUSED BY RAIN REPELLENT ON WINDSHIELD.