35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1981 · 16:21 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Aircraft
N833N
Reported as
Boeing 72730
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
96
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total1,800 in this make and model240 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.
Lost oil quantity and pressure, number 1 engine shut down. Found internal leak.
As the FAA filed it
LOST OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE, NUMBER 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND INTERNAL LEAK.