What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American airlines flight 785 from lga to dfw with 141 passengers and crew of 8 diverted to iad when a passenger (11F) opened a tray and found a note insinuating a bomb was on board. Aircraft landed and was evacuated on a remote area of iad. Eight slides were deployed and four passengers were injured during evacuation, the most serious was a broken ankle. The aircraft was searched and no evidence of explosives found.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 785 FROM LGA TO DFW WITH 141 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 8 DIVERTED TO IAD WHEN A PASSENGER (11F) OPENED A TRAY AND FOUND A NOTE INSINUATING A BOMB WAS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS EVACUATED ON A REMOTE AREA OF IAD. EIGHT SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED DURING EVACUATION, THE MOST SERIOUS WAS A BROKEN ANKLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEARCHED AND NO EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES FOUND.
NTSB investigation
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