29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 20, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N501T
Reported as
Lkheed 1329
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,400 total7,000 in this make and model75 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.
Excessive heat in ducts. Unable to control heat. Smoke coming from air ducts. Cabin temperature control box failed.
As the FAA filed it
EXCESSIVE HEAT IN DUCTS. UNABLE TO CONTROL HEAT. SMOKE COMING FROM AIR DUCTS. CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROL BOX FAILED.