39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 10, 1981 · 19:34 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N8440
Reported as
Boeing 707323B
People aboard
178
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total8,250 in this make and model220 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.
Zd aircraft hydroplaned on wet runway while landing. Aircraft ran off runway then pilot recovered.
As the FAA filed it
ZD AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED ON WET RUNWAY WHILE LANDING. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY THEN PILOT RECOVERED.