40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 5, 1981 · 09:05 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NYAA
Aircraft
N1310T
Reported as
Doug DC931
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,250 total196 in this make and model196 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.
Za pilot took off without seeing cargo door warning light. Lost 5 pieces of passenger luggage.
As the FAA filed it
ZA PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT SEEING CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT. LOST 5 PIECES OF PASSENGER LUGGAGE.