31.8073° N, 106.3764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1996 · 13:08 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N69826
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total500 in this make and model250 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.
Narrative: Continental flt 1783 from houston to tucson. Number two accessory gear box exploded shutting the engine down. The flight diverted into El Paso. Number two engine changed and aircraft returned to service. No injuries. File closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL FLT 1783 FROM HOUSTON TO TUCSON. NUMBER TWO ACCESSORY GEAR BOX EXPLODED SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO EL PASO. NUMBER TWO ENGINE CHANGED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO INJURIES. FILE CLOSED.