42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 15, 1982 · 22:16 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N8073
Reported as
Doug DC8*
People aboard
137
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,366 total9,374 in this make and model129 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.
By error shut down all 4 engines after clearing runway. No lights. Unble restart. Crewman walked to get help.
As the FAA filed it
BY ERROR SHUT DOWN ALL 4 ENGINES AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY. NO LIGHTS. UNBLE RESTART. CREWMAN WALKED TO GET HELP.