FAA incident report · Boeing 737-232 · Charleston, WV · June 25, 1987
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A missile approached head on and passed 500 ft below the airliner. Appeared to be homebuilt and six feet long.
A MISSILE APPROACHED HEAD ON AND PASSED 500 FT BELOW THE AIRLINER. APPEARED TO BE HOMEBUILT AND SIX FEET LONG.