35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1987 · 13:43 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N721RC
Reported as
Boeing 7272S7
People aboard
121
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.
A system hydraulics failed on climbout. Returned. Found a cracked line.
As the FAA filed it
A SYSTEM HYDRAULICS FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FOUND A CRACKED LINE.