# Incident 19810623048739I: Boeing 737290C, Victoria, CN, June 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Victoria, CN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Aircraft: N740AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-290C (registry code 138448V, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-290c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737290C
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,264 total, 126 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623048739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AUTO PILOT MALFUNCTION CAUSED VIOLENT PITCH DOWN AT CRUISE. PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW INJURED. REPLACED CONNECTOR.

## Other reports on N740AS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010308003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308003089I), Mar 8, 2001: Boeing 737290C (N740AS), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) Aircraft was operated under lease from Alaska airlines. Nose gear would not retract on departire from pafa. The gear was lowered and resulted in three…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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