31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 17, 1994 · 10:45 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland International Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
NR969
Reported as
Boeing 737*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total5,000 in this make and model
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.
Turned toward wrong airport on approach. Crew notified by ats. Recleared to flight to Midland.
As the FAA filed it
TURNED TOWARD WRONG AIRPORT ON APPROACH. CREW NOTIFIED BY ATS. RECLEARED TO FLIGHT TO MIDLAND.