39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 29, 1980 · 20:10 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N98777
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Low fuel emergency. Pilot notified en route of 40 minute delay, held for 75 minutes, plus additional vectors.
As the FAA filed it
LOW FUEL EMERGENCY. PILOT NOTIFIED EN ROUTE OF 40 MINUTE DELAY, HELD FOR 75 MINUTES, PLUS ADDITIONAL VECTORS.