61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 1987 · 15:40 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N609UA
Reported as
Boeing 767222
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Encountered turbulence before attendants fastened seat belts as instructed. Minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE BEFORE ATTENDANTS FASTENED SEAT BELTS AS INSTRUCTED. MINOR INJURIES.