37.6550° N, 76.4512° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Weems, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 6, 1988 · 08:20 local
Place
Weems, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
WNLF
Aircraft
CFCPS
Reported as
Doug DC8*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total3,000 in this make and model
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.
Chunk of ice from an aircraft fell through the roof of a house. World airways was the only aircraft in the area.
As the FAA filed it
CHUNK OF ICE FROM AN AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. WORLD AIRWAYS WAS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA.