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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A320233 · San Francisco, CA · October 16, 1998

Date: October 16, 1998 · 22:30 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: RJEF
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Airbus A320233
People aboard: 92
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.

Mr. Dae jin kang, a citizen of el salvador, was seen smoking in the aircraft aft lavatory on flight TA610, on 10/16/98, between san salvador and San Francisco, CA. Mr. Kang, was detained and questioned by police at San Francisco International Airport, then released. He has since returned to el salvador, and all acitons to contact him have been unsuccessful.

As the FAA filed it

MR. DAE JIN KANG, A CITIZEN OF EL SALVADOR, WAS SEEN SMOKING IN THE AIRCRAFT AFT LAVATORY ON FLIGHT TA610, ON 10/16/98, BETWEEN SAN SALVADOR AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA. MR. KANG, WAS DETAINED AND QUESTIONED BY POLICE AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THEN RELEASED. HE HAS SINCE RETURNED TO EL SALVADOR, AND ALL ACITONS TO CONTACT HIM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.