36.1540° N, 95.9928° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 22, 1979 · 23:35 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
N591
Reported as
Boeing 707/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,400 total1,000 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.
Flight diverted for additional fuel. Aircraft was improperly fueled for departure.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL. AIRCRAFT WAS IMPROPERLY FUELED FOR DEPARTURE.