39.7173° N, 86.2946° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 1991 · 18:05 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N768US
Reported as
Boeing 727222
People aboard
118
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,139 total
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.
System a hydraulic failure. Landed without incident. Replaced failed flap motor in left gear well.
As the FAA filed it
SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FAILURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FAILED FLAP MOTOR IN LEFT GEAR WELL.