41.6005° N, 93.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1982 · 14:30 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Aircraft
N448
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
146
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.
During climb, loud report heard. Number two engine unwound. Landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB, LOUD REPORT HEARD. NUMBER TWO ENGINE UNWOUND. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.