40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1988 · 11:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N385AU
Reported as
Boeing 737300
People aboard
29
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total4,600 in this make and model180 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.
While preparing hot towels in galley water nozzle fell off spraying hot water on flight attendant. Medics met acft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PREPARING HOT TOWELS IN GALLEY WATER NOZZLE FELL OFF SPRAYING HOT WATER ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT. MEDICS MET ACFT.