38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 1979 · 11:23 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N847
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
116
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total8,300 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.
Struck runway with a wing tip while landing in a strong crosswind.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK RUNWAY WITH A WING TIP WHILE LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.