42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 12, 1978 · 16:15 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Aircraft
GBDXG
Reported as
Boeing 747/
People aboard
108
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.
Engine shut down due to apparent loss of oil pressure. Found faulty pressure thransmitter.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO APPARENT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FOUND FAULTY PRESSURE THRANSMITTER.