39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1979 · 00:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
NR166
Reported as
Boeing 727
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.
On takeoff cabin filled with smoke. Right air conditioning pack fan apparently froze.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK FAN APPARENTLY FROZE.