39.8721° N, 75.2407° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 16, 1990 · 18:43 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SBEF
Aircraft
NR797
Reported as
Boeing 747*
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.
Pilot advised ATC of low fuel. Landed at alternate airport. Low fuel due to weather and flight holding.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ADVISED ATC OF LOW FUEL. LANDED AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT. LOW FUEL DUE TO WEATHER AND FLIGHT HOLDING.