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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767231 · New York, NY · September 18, 1985

Date
September 18, 1985 · 09:55 local
Place
New York, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N608TW
Reported as
Boeing 767231
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.

Misunderstood traffic advisory altitude for descent altitude. Descended 600 feet below altitude before correction.

As the FAA filed it

MISUNDERSTOOD TRAFFIC ADVISORY ALTITUDE FOR DESCENT ALTITUDE. DESCENDED 600 FEET BELOW ALTITUDE BEFORE CORRECTION.