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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · August 28, 1978

Date
August 28, 1978
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Aircraft
NR139
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.

Loaded pistol found in cardboard shipping container by u. s. customs.

As the FAA filed it

LOADED PISTOL FOUND IN CARDBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINER BY U. S. CUSTOMS.