21.3069° N, 157.8583° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1981 · 21:00 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SPIA
Aircraft
N8435
Reported as
Boeing 707323B
People aboard
83
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total1,560 in this make and model180 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.
Minor problem crack in outflow valve. Flight engineer then mismanaged cabin controls. Caused cabin decompression.
As the FAA filed it
MINOR PROBLEM CRACK IN OUTFLOW VALVE. FLIGHT ENGINEER THEN MISMANAGED CABIN CONTROLS. CAUSED CABIN DECOMPRESSION.