30.3322° N, 81.6557° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 12, 1981 · 09:35 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N1645
Reported as
Boeing 727295
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.
Made emergency descent and landing due to complete loss of pressurization control.
As the FAA filed it
MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING DUE TO COMPLETE LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL.