33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1978 · 15:29 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8142N
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
77
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,372 total2,727 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.
Pilot lost sight of runway during rollout due to rainshower. Drifted left, struck signs, lights, transformer.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT DUE TO RAINSHOWER. DRIFTED LEFT, STRUCK SIGNS, LIGHTS, TRANSFORMER.