39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 4, 1979 · 20:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FAL
Aircraft
NR189
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.
Package of radio active material dropped on ramp and was run over. No spillage, no irregularities.
As the FAA filed it
PACKAGE OF RADIO ACTIVE MATERIAL DROPPED ON RAMP AND WAS RUN OVER. NO SPILLAGE, NO IRREGULARITIES.