47.4499° N, 122.3118° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 1990 · 12:22 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N621DL
Reported as
Boeing 757232
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,940 total4,458 in this make and model227 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.
Operational error. Controller states pilot was clear for a straight in approach. Tape does not support this statement
As the FAA filed it
OPERATIONAL ERROR.CONTROLLER STATES PILOT WAS CLEAR FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH.TAPE DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT