# Incident 19990316018449I: Boeing 727247, Syracuse, NY, March 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1999, 22:24 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2811W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2811W-2000-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990316018449I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON MARCH 16, 1999, FLIGHT 1606, A B-727-200, N2811W, OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY DUE TO THE INCAPACITATION OF THE SECOND OFFICER, STEVE SMITH, WHO BECAME ILL DURING FLIGHT. SECOND OFFICER SMITH WAS REMOVED FROM THE COCKPIT, ATTENDED BY A DOCTOR-ON-BOARD THE FLIGHT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED IN SYRACUSE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2811W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780108050579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108050579I), Jan 8, 1978: Boeing 727247 (N2811W), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Takeoff aborted due to engine failure.

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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