# Incident 19971109042569I: Boeing 727214, Indianapolis, IN, November 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1997
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785AT-2011-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971109042569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE FROM LAS SHUT DOWN THE #3 ENGINE AND THEN LANDED AT IND WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1051Z. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. FOUND OIL CAP LEFT OFF.

## Other reports on N785AT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961218045099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961218045099I), Dec 18, 1996: Boeing 727214 (N785AT), Indianapolis, IN. On December 18, 1996, at 1707 EDT, a Boeing B727-214, N785AT registered to comerica leasing corporation, and operated by American trans air, inc., departed…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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