39.0639° N, 108.5506° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 15, 1988
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
NR754
Reported as
Boeing 737200
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Passenger smoked in lavatory activating alarm. He admitted smoking. Returned to seat without incident.
As the FAA filed it
PASSENGER SMOKED IN LAVATORY ACTIVATING ALARM. HE ADMITTED SMOKING. RETURNED TO SEAT WITHOUT INCIDENT.