29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 2, 1978 · 18:11 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CAL
Aircraft
NR97
Reported as
Boeing 727
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.
Incorrect taxi procedures during low visibility. Tower issued takeoff abort instructions to a departing carrier.
As the FAA filed it
INCORRECT TAXI PROCEDURES DURING LOW VISIBILITY. TOWER ISSUED TAKEOFF ABORT INSTRUCTIONS TO A DEPARTING CARRIER.