40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 1989 · 11:38 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N1842U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
48
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 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.
Access panel to left wing pressure refueling receptacle departed inflight. Panel became unlocked jammed and broke.
As the FAA filed it
ACCESS PANEL TO LEFT WING PRESSURE REFUELING RECEPTACLE DEPARTED INFLIGHT. PANEL BECAME UNLOCKED JAMMED AND BROKE.