31.7587° N, 106.4869° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 26, 1982 · 00:17 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TBAA
Aircraft
N727TA
Reported as
Boeing 727100
People aboard
85
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total240 in this make and model88 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.
Aircraft filled with smoke. Crew on oxygen. Depressurized, smoke eliminated. Deicing fluid in water separator bag.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH SMOKE. CREW ON OXYGEN. DEPRESSURIZED, SMOKE ELIMINATED. DEICING FLUID IN WATER SEPARATOR BAG.