35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1978 · 06:31 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
N464
Reported as
Boeing 727232
People aboard
71
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.
Pilot unable to stop on runway. Came to stop 50 feet beyond runway end in the mud.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. CAME TO STOP 50 FEET BEYOND RUNWAY END IN THE MUD.