38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 26, 1978
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N321EA
Reported as
Lkheed 1011/
People aboard
3
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.
Captain experienced mild vibration during descent. Fiberglass fairing behind gear area missing on exterior inspect.
As the FAA filed it
CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED MILD VIBRATION DURING DESCENT. FIBERGLASS FAIRING BEHIND GEAR AREA MISSING ON EXTERIOR INSPECT.