33.4251° N, 94.0477° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 2, 1979 · 09:25 local
Place
Texarkana, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
NR253
Reported as
Boeing 727
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,750 total6,000 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.
Captain of flight 207 refused to comply with ARTCC instructions, regarding descent for sequencing.
As the FAA filed it
CAPTAIN OF FLIGHT 207 REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH ARTCC INSTRUCTIONS, REGARDING DESCENT FOR SEQUENCING.