33.9609° N, 83.3779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1978 · 05:22 local
Place
Athens, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8131
Reported as
Boeing 72725
People aboard
36
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.
Aircraft arrived with both sides of #2 engine forward cowling missing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH BOTH SIDES OF #2 ENGINE FORWARD COWLING MISSING.