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: on December 24, 1996, N3203Y,a B-747 operated by atlas air inc., was on an IFR flight plan from louisville,KY to marana, Arizona for the purpose of routine aircraft maintenance. Upon reaching Tucson, AZ the crew reported marana airport in sight and canceled their IFR flight plan, however, landed at Avra valley (a general aviation airport) by mistake. An inspection for damage was then accomplished followed by a departure to marana, it's original destination. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 24, 1996, N3203Y,A B-747 OPERATED BY ATLAS AIR INC., WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LOUISVILLE,KY TO MARANA, ARIZONA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROUTINE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. UPON REACHING TUCSON, AZ THE CREW REPORTED MARANA AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND CANCELED THEIR IFR FLIGHT PLAN, HOWEVER, LANDED AT AVRA VALLEY (A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT) BY MISTAKE. AN INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED FOLLOWED BY A DEPARTURE TO MARANA, IT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N3203Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.