41.5340° N, 93.6631° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 16, 1991 · 00:01 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Aircraft
N167AW
Reported as
Boeing 73733A
Reported engine
GE CFM563B1
People aboard
72
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.
NR1 engine failed en route. Emergency landing without incident. Aircraft had contained hot turbine section failure.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT HAD CONTAINED HOT TURBINE SECTION FAILURE.