42.3751° N, 71.0392° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1980 · 14:46 local
Place
East Boston, MA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Aircraft
N737TM
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
41
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.
Pilot had stabilizer difficulties in flight. Possibility of ice suspected. Lubricated screw jack, back in service
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD STABILIZER DIFFICULTIES IN FLIGHT. POSSIBILITY OF ICE SUSPECTED. LUBRICATED SCREW JACK, BACK IN SERVICE