39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 20, 1980 · 16:04 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N7414U
Reported as
Boeing 72722C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
54
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 rough operation. Found aft turbine damage, engine changed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ROUGH OPERATION. FOUND AFT TURBINE DAMAGE, ENGINE CHANGED.