38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1981 · 07:18 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N534PS
Reported as
Boeing 727214
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
169
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.
Upon application of take off power,engine failure lite came on with vibration, sparks and smoke. Bearing failure
As the FAA filed it
UPON APPLICATION OF TAKE OFF POWER,ENGINE FAILURE LITE CAME ON WITH VIBRATION, SPARKS AND SMOKE. BEARING FAILURE