19851020059279I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC1010 · Newark, NJ · October 20, 1985

Date
October 20, 1985 · 16:58 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
NR355
Reported as
Doug DC1010
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.

Pilot told ATC he could not hold due to a fuel emergency. Priority handling by ATC. Pilot meant to say minimum fuel

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOLD ATC HE COULD NOT HOLD DUE TO A FUEL EMERGENCY. PRIORITY HANDLING BY ATC. PILOT MEANT TO SAY MINIMUM FUEL