42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 2, 1979 · 21:40 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
N7518
Reported as
Boeing 707/
People aboard
23
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.
Developed a pressurization problem during descent. Outflow valve PN5289 had failed.
As the FAA filed it
DEVELOPED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM DURING DESCENT. OUTFLOW VALVE PN5289 HAD FAILED.