40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 19, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N760AL
Reported as
Boeing 7272B7
People aboard
129
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.
Aircraft parked at gate. Auxiliary power unit engine failed. Off loaded passengers.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ENGINE FAILED. OFF LOADED PASSENGERS.