37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 1993 · 11:46 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N40340
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
127
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.
Albuquerque long runway was closed. Took on less fuel to accommodate use of shorter runway. Fuel stop Wichita.
As the FAA filed it
ALBUQUERQUE LONG RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. TOOK ON LESS FUEL TO ACCOMMODATE USE OF SHORTER RUNWAY. FUEL STOP WICHITA.