39.2703° N, 80.3618° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Clarksburg, WV
Airport
Benedum
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Aircraft
N737N
Reported as
Boeing 737201
People aboard
87
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total4,000 in this make and model120 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.
A fire was found in the aft lavatory. Aircraft safely landed. An 11 year old boy was seen smoking in the lavatory.
As the FAA filed it
A FIRE WAS FOUND IN THE AFT LAVATORY. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED. AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY WAS SEEN SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY.