36.7210° N, 97.0684° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 3, 1987 · 20:58 local
Place
Ponca City, OK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8137N
Reported as
Boeing 72725
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard
73
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total7,000 in this make and model150 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.
Number 2 engine shut down for loss of oil. Airliner landed safely. Hole found in an oil line under a clamp.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR LOSS OF OIL. AIRLINER LANDED SAFELY. HOLE FOUND IN AN OIL LINE UNDER A CLAMP.