38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 21, 1986 · 11:58 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert St Louis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Aircraft
N413PE
Reported as
Boeing 737130
People aboard
42
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.
Unable to maintain pressurization after takeoff. Returned. Entry door latching mechanism out of rig.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. ENTRY DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM OUT OF RIG.