40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 17, 1991 · 16:20 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N72986
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
People aboard
264
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 declared minimum fuel. Refused vector. Stated going direct Newark. ATC declared emergency. Had 8000 lbs fuel
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL. REFUSED VECTOR. STATED GOING DIRECT NEWARK. ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY. HAD 8000 LBS FUEL