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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737201 · Richmond, VA · August 14, 1986

Date
August 14, 1986 · 14:16 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Aircraft
N740N
Reported as
Boeing 737201
People aboard
91
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,011 total2,411 in this make and model121 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.

ATC issued a new heading and altitude. Pilot acknowledged but did not descend until reminder by ATC.

As the FAA filed it

ATC ISSUED A NEW HEADING AND ALTITUDE. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT DESCEND UNTIL REMINDER BY ATC.