37.3394° N, 121.8950° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 30, 1982
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REPA
Aircraft
N718RC
Reported as
Boeing 7272S7
People aboard
136
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.
Unable to start one of the engines on taxi for takeoff. Engine electrical wire harness short-circuited.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO START ONE OF THE ENGINES ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS SHORT-CIRCUITED.