35.6238° N, 91.2317° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 1986 · 16:51 local
Place
Newport, AR
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
NR521
Reported as
Boeing 727
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total0 in this make and model110 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.
Reduced speed during climb. Aircraft in trail issued heading changes to avoid separation loss.
As the FAA filed it
REDUCED SPEED DURING CLIMB. AIRCRAFT IN TRAIL ISSUED HEADING CHANGES TO AVOID SEPARATION LOSS.