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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Newark, NJ · September 18, 1989

Date
September 18, 1989 · 23:00 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
NR783
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 unruly and smoking in aisle. Refused to take seat. Verbally threatened crew. Arrested by police.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER UNRULY AND SMOKING IN AISLE. REFUSED TO TAKE SEAT. VERBALLY THREATENED CREW. ARRESTED BY POLICE.