35.7721° N, 78.6386° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 2, 1981 · 18:25 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AARA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N504
Reported as
Fokker F28MK4000
People aboard
26
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 in this make and model120 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.
Za turbulence at 27000. 3 minor injuries landed rdu repaired minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
ZA TURBULENCE AT 27000. 3 MINOR INJURIES LANDED RDU REPAIRED MINOR DAMAGE.