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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Quebec, MD · March 22, 1998

Date: March 22, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place: Quebec, MD
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ILRF
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) Passenger brought his own alcoholic beverage on board and consumed most of it after takeoff. He began shouting and proceeded up the aisle toward the cockpit. He forced himself past the f/a's and entered the cockpit. Several passengers attempted to restrain him. He struggled with the f/o briefly before passing out. He was taken into custody by customs officers at bwi airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PASSENGER BROUGHT HIS OWN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON BOARD AND CONSUMED MOST OF IT AFTER TAKEOFF. HE BEGAN SHOUTING AND PROCEEDED UP THE AISLE TOWARD THE COCKPIT. HE FORCED HIMSELF PAST THE F/A'S AND ENTERED THE COCKPIT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS ATTEMPTED TO RESTRAIN HIM. HE STRUGGLED WITH THE F/O BRIEFLY BEFORE PASSING OUT. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT BWI AIRPORT.