29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 1997 · 09:55 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
(-23) At approximately 1455 UTC (0955 CDT) on August 20, 1997, American eagle, flight 518 was climbing and Houston center vectored military jets toward a moa. When the proximity of a military jet resulted in an ra, the eagle crew responded properly. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1455 UTC (0955 CDT) ON AUGUST 20, 1997, AMERICAN EAGLE, FLIGHT 518 WAS CLIMBING AND HOUSTON CENTER VECTORED MILITARY JETS TOWARD A MOA. WHEN THE PROXIMITY OF A MILITARY JET RESULTED IN AN RA, THE EAGLE CREW RESPONDED PROPERLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.