42.3629° N, 71.0064° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 21, 1989 · 11:45 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N531EA
Reported as
Boeing 727214
People aboard
106
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.
On vector for final approach captain became ill. Co pilot declared emergency and landed. Ambulance met plane.
As the FAA filed it
ON VECTOR FOR FINAL APPROACH CAPTAIN BECAME ILL. CO PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AMBULANCE MET PLANE.