42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 9, 1990 · 18:14 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N414PE
Reported as
Boeing 737130
People aboard
40
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total5,000 in this make and model150 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.
Had communication misunderstanding. Aircraft was reported to have depressurized. Air conditioning pack inoperative
As the FAA filed it
HAD COMMUNICATION MISUNDERSTANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE DEPRESSURIZED. AIR CONDITIONING PACK INOPERATIVE