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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 720047B · Bryce Canyon, UT · May 24, 1978

Date
May 24, 1978 · 12:00 local
Place
Bryce Canyon, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WAL
Aircraft
N3167W
Reported as
Boeing 720047B
People aboard
69
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,990 total1,080 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.

Oxygen flow depleted on captain's supply in 30 seconds. Flight descended and diverted to nearest airport.

As the FAA filed it

OXYGEN FLOW DEPLETED ON CAPTAIN'S SUPPLY IN 30 SECONDS. FLIGHT DESCENDED AND DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT.