36.1750° N, 115.1372° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1992 · 14:21 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N605AU
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
146
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,529 total91 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.
Strong fumes in cockpit. Diverted to Las Vegas. Landed safely. Odor concentpated in compartment cooling exhaust air
As the FAA filed it
STRONG FUMES IN COCKPIT. DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS. LANDED SAFELY. ODOR CONCENTPATED IN COMPARTMENT COOLING EXHAUST AIR