40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1986 · 20:30 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N319AU
Reported as
Boeing 737/
People aboard
122
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,480 total1,180 in this make and model150 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.
Captain noticed first officer having a problem during approach. Captain took over completing approach.
As the FAA filed it
CAPTAIN NOTICED FIRST OFFICER HAVING A PROBLEM DURING APPROACH. CAPTAIN TOOK OVER COMPLETING APPROACH.