40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 7, 1978 · 11:00 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N850
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
135
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total5,137 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.
After 10 minute hold, pilot tried adjacent airport, unable to make it, reqested priority due to low fuel.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER 10 MINUTE HOLD, PILOT TRIED ADJACENT AIRPORT, UNABLE TO MAKE IT, REQESTED PRIORITY DUE TO LOW FUEL.