30.2672° N, 97.7431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 29, 1980 · 08:50 local
Place
Austin, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Aircraft
N462BN
Reported as
Boeing 727227
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
73
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.
Engine shut down due to vibration. Inspection showed turbine failure.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION. INSPECTION SHOWED TURBINE FAILURE.