33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 13, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REPA
Aircraft
N9350
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
40
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.
Zg zh zq pilot diverted, made emergency descent due to gradual pressurization loss. Crew untrained in oxygen system.
As the FAA filed it
ZG ZH ZQ PILOT DIVERTED, MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO GRADUAL PRESSURIZATION LOSS.CREW UNTRAINED IN OXYGEN SYSTEM.