# Incident 19901221062289I: Boeing 73733A, Wichita, KS, December 21, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1990, 11:52 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173AW-2006-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-33A (registry code 1384673, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 73733A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901221062289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CAPTAIN MADE A NONSCHEDULED STOP AT WICHITA DUE TO A PASSENGER NEEDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N173AW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900425032089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425032089I), Apr 25, 1990: Boeing 73733A (N173AW), Moline, IL. Pilot became ill en route. First officer with assistance from a flight attendant declared emergency and landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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