30.1314° N, 93.3762° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHLAND FLD (UXL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1997 · 22:24 local
Place
Sulphur, LA
Airport
Southland Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N27707
Reported as
EMB EMB120ER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total600 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.
Narrative: on July 16, 1997, Continental express flight 3818, an Emb-120-ER, N27707 departed houston george bush international airport with intended landing at lake charles regional airport. Flight 3818 mistakenly landed at the Southland airport (L75).
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 16, 1997, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 3818, AN EMB-120-ER, N27707 DEPARTED HOUSTON GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH INTENDED LANDING AT LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT. FLIGHT 3818 MISTAKENLY LANDED AT THE SOUTHLAND AIRPORT (L75).