38.3498° N, 81.6326° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 12, 1981 · 20:15 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N900BA
Reported as
Cessna 550
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,011 total76 in this make and model181 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 lost cabin pressurization. Made emergency descent. Maintenance repaired main cabin door seal see 900BA 810805
As the FAA filed it
ZG ZH LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION. MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL SEE 900BA 810805