37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 2, 1978 · 16:33 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Mid Continent
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CAL
Aircraft
N66733
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
75
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 failed to negotiate turn at intersection & main gear sank into adjacent surface.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT FAILED TO NEGOTIATE TURN AT INTERSECTION & MAIN GEAR SANK INTO ADJACENT SURFACE.