18.4394° N, 66.0021° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 13, 1988 · 20:21 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N331EA
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
People aboard
237
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,866 total1,399 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.
Flight was alerted by tower of off course and low altitude on approach. Pilot had deviated to avoid clouds.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS ALERTED BY TOWER OF OFF COURSE AND LOW ALTITUDE ON APPROACH. PILOT HAD DEVIATED TO AVOID CLOUDS.