40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N340US
Reported as
Boeing 737300
People aboard
125
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,888 total6,888 in this make and model231 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.
Uncommanded yaw FL310. Disconnected it and sautopilot. Turned off hyd system. Regained control. No defects found.
As the FAA filed it
UNCOMMANDED YAW FL310. DISCONNECTED IT AND SAUTOPILOT. TURNED OFF HYD SYSTEM. REGAINED CONTROL. NO DEFECTS FOUND.